§ Mr. Arthur Lewisasked the Minister for the Civil Service whether he will publish in the Official Report as detailed a list as may be available, giving the numbers of civil servants and their rates of pay as at 1st June, 1971, showing at the latest convenient stated date, how many salary increases they have received and the percentage amounts; and what the rates for the top 10 grades of civil servants were on 1st June, 1970, and at the latest stated date.
§ Mr. David HowellNo. To publish all the information on the basis requested would not be practicable because of the large number of grades involved. The only general settlement with an operative date after 1st June, 1971, has been the central pay increase announced on 3rd February, 1972, for grades below Assistant Secretary level who are not covered by current pay research negotiations: overall this added about 7½ per cent. to the wage bill of the staff affected. The senior grades in the Civil Service at 1st June, 1970, were merged as from 1st January, 1972, in a unified grading structure. The main pay rates in this area are currently: Under Secretary £6,750; Deputy Secretary £9,000; Permanent Secretary £14,000.