§ Mr. Arthur Lewisasked the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry whether he will detail the 89 staff in his Department who will under the Boyle proposals have their salaries increased by 18 per cent. retrospectively to last January; and what their present and future salaries will be.
§ Mr. John DaviesThere is one Permanent Secretary in my Department who will have his salary increased from £14,000 to £15,750; three Second Permanent Secretaries who will have their salaries increased from £13,000 to £14,750; 17 Deputy Secretaries who will have their salaries increased from £9,000 to £10,500; and 65 Under-Secretaries who will have their salaries increased from £6,750 to £8,250. In addition, there are three staff on intermediate salary rates which will be increased by comparable amounts.