§ Mr. Arthur Lewisasked the Chancellor of the Exchequer whether he will publish in the OFFICIAL REPORT details of
Salary at 1st June, 1970 Current Salary* £ £ Ministerial Office Prime Minister … … 14,000 20,000 Lord Chancellor … … 14,500 20,000 Cabinet Ministers … … 8,500 13,000 Ministers of State … … 8,500, 9,500 or 7,625 or 7,500 5,625 Parliamentary Secretaries … … 3,750 5,500 Government Whips and Assistant Whips … … Variable salaries within the range 3,000 to 4,500 Variable salaries within the range 4,000 to 6,500 Law Officers Attorney General … … 13,000 14,500 Lord Advocate … … 8,000 11,000 Solicitor General … … 9,000 11,000 Solicitor General for Scotland … … 5,625 7,750 *In addition to the salaries shown above, Ministers who are Members of the House of Commons receive a Parliamentary salary of £3,000 a year. (Prior to 1st January, 1972 the Parliamentary salary had been at the rate of £1,250 a year.) 30W
Chairman Deputy Chairman Full-time Members £ £ £ Main Nationalised Industries British Railways Board: Salary at 1st June 1970 … … 17,500 14,000 8,850–13,000 Current salary … … 22,500 18,500 12,000–17,000 British Waterways Board: Salary at 1st June 1970 … … 4,825* 1,625* — Current salary … … 6,250* 2,100* — Transport Holding Company: Salary at 1st June 1970 … … Unpaid* — — Current salary … … 4,800* — — National Bus Company: Salary at 1st June 1970 … … 6,825* — 12,000† Current salary … … 8,700* — 13,500† National Freight Corporation: Salary at 1st June 1970 … … 16,000 12,000 — Current salary … … 19,000 — — Scottish Transport Group: Salary at 1st June 1970 … … 6,250* — 7,850–11,225 Current salary … … 8,000* — 9,500–13,500 British Airports Authority: Salary at 1st June 1970 … … 7,800* 2,000* 7,900–9,000 Current salary … … 10,250* 2,000* 10,500–12,500 Ministers, chairmen, members of Government and public boards where the Government have in any way the rights to award, vet or control pay awards, where they have agreed to salary and wage awards since June 1970, and the actual amount or percentage increase in each case.
§ Mr. Kenneth BakerI have been asked to reply.
The following tables show the salaries in payment to the main groups concerned on 1st June 1970 and the current salaries. The ministerial and Law Officers salaries for 1st June 1970 were fixed on 1st April 1965 with the exception of the Lord Chancellor's which was fixed on 1st April 1966:
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Chairman Deputy Chairman Full-time Members £ £ £ National Coal Board: Salary at 1st June 1970 … … 17,500 14,000 8,850–12,725 Current salary … … 22,500 18,500 12,000–17,000 Electricity Council: Salary at 1st June 1970 … … 17,500 14,000 8,850–12,725 2,000* Current salary … … 22,500 18,500 12,000–17,000 2,000* Central Electricity Generating Board: Salary at 1st June 1970 … … 16,000 13,000 8,850–12,725 Current salary … … 20,500 17,500 12,000–17,000 North of Scotland Hydro-Electric Board: Salary at 1st June 1970 … … 6,250* 3,200* — Current salary … … 8,000* 4,200* — South of Scotland Electricity Board: Salary at 1st June 1970 … … 12,500 9,600 — Current salary … … 16,000 12,500 — Gas Council: Salary at 1st June 1970 … … 17,500 14,000 8,850–12,725 Current salary … … 22,500 18,500 12,000–17,000 Area Gas and Electricity Boards: Salary at 1st June 1970 … … 8,850–12,725 6,775–8,325 — Current salary … … 12,000–17,000 9,000–11,000 — British Steel Corporation: Salary at 1st June 1970 … … 25,000 20,000–24,000 15,000–19,000 Current salary … … 27,500 22,000–25,000 16,000–21,000 UK Atomic Energy Authority: Salary at 1st June 1970 … … 15,000 12,000 7,850–11,225 Current salary … … 19,000 15,000 9,500–13,500 Cable and Wireless Ltd.: Salary at 1st June 1970 … … 6,000* 8,550 7,000 Current salary … … 8,500* 12,000 10,500‡ Post Office: Salary at 1st June 1970 … … 17,500 7,000* 8,850–12,725 Current salary … … 22,500 9,250* 12,000–17,000 *Denotes part-time. † One full-time member only. Chief Executive (No Deputy Chairman). ‡ Deputy Managing Director.