§ Mr. David Steelasked the Minister for the Civil Service if he will list in the OFFICIAL REPORT the percentage salary increases awarded to all secretarial grades of the Civil Service since December 1971.
§ Mr. Kenneth BakerThe secretarial grades in the Civil Service have received two salary increases since December 1971. A central pay increase was awarded on 1st January 1972 which gave an average percentage increase of 7.6 per cent. for the personal secretary grade and of 7.5 per cent. for the senior personal secretary grade. An increase within the limits of stage 2 of the Government's counter-inflation policy was paid on 1st April 1973 which gave an average increase of 7.8 per cent. to personal secretaries and of 6.8 per cent. to senior personal secretaries. Following the anomalies report of the Pay Board, an offer of improved rates of pay to take effect from 7th November 1973 has been made to the Civil Service Alliance.