§ Mr. Arthur Lewisasked the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland whether he will give the number of the staff in his Department who will be affected by the Boyle proposals to increase salaries by 20 per cent. to 25 per cent.; what salaries they now receive; and to what extent these will be raised on the implementation of the Boyle Report.
§ Mr. David HowellI would refer the hon. Member to the report of the Top Salaries Review Body (Cmnd. 5001) which was published on 23rd June, and to the Prime Minister's reply of 23rd June to a Question by my hon. Friend the Member for Surrey, East (Mr. William Clark). There are six staff at Under Secretary level and above in the Northern Ireland Office whose pay is affected by the recommendations of the Review Body.