§ Mr. Arthur Lewisasked the Secretary of State for the Home Department why, in view of the Government's declared policy of limiting and reducing wage and salary increases, he agreed to a further increase of £300 per annum backdated until last July in the salary of the Chairman of the Horserace Betting Levy Board; whether he is aware that the present salary of £7,200 per annum is 50 per cent. more than it was less than four years ago; and whether he will restrict further increases in the salaries of all higher-paid persons within his control to the Government's limit imposed upon the lower-paid.
§ Mr. CarlisleAs regards the first part of the Question, I have nothing to add to the reply which I gave to a Question by the hon. Member on 28th October. Taking 231W account of the conversion of the chairman's post from part-time to full-time, the increase in the rate of salary during his four year tenure of office has been 20 per cent. In all such cases my right hon. Friend has regard to the need for restraint at all levels.—[Vol. 823, c. 410-12.]