§ Mr. Arthur Lewisasked the Secretary of State for the Home Department whether he will give details of the commitments entered into to pay salary increases retrospectively to the retiring chairman of the Horserace Betting Levy Board; when these negotiations or commitments were entered into; and for what reasons.
§ Mr. CarlisleThe commitments follow from the recommendations contained in the Report of the Review Body on Top Salaries published in June last (Cmnd. 5001), and from consequent comparisons between the salary of this post and those of the chairmen of the Gaming Board and the Horserace Totalisator Board.