§ Mr. Arthur Lewisasked the Secretary of State for the Environment whether he will give details of the 92 staff in his Department who will receive increases in their salaries under the Boyle Committee proposals; what these salaries are at present; and what they will be on implementation of the Boyle Report.
§ Mr. Peter WalkerThe Permanent Secretary of my Department will have his salary increased from £14,000 to £15,750. There are 14 Deputy Secretaries who will have their salaries increased from £9,000 to £10,500; and 69 Under Secretaries who will have their salaries increased from £6,750 to £8,250. In addition there are eight staff, including the Department's two Second Permanent Secretaries on intermediate salary rates which will be increased by comparable amounts.
§ Mr. Arthur Lewisasked the Secretary of State for the Environment whether he will now take whatever action may be necessary to ensure an increase in the 148W wages and salaries of all staff and employees coming within his ministerial control, retrospective to 1st January, 1972.
§ Mr. Kenneth BakerI have been asked to reply.
Agreed procedures already exist for the regular review of Civil Service wages and salaries.