§ Mr. Rookerasked the Secretary of State for Defence if he will set out in the OFFICIAL REPORT the current rates of pay for each grade in the quality assurance directorate along with details of area allowances payable.
§ Mr. Mason,pursuant to his answer [OFFICIAL REPORT, 23rd May 1974; Vol. 874, col. 238], supplied the following information:
The current rates of pay of non-industrial grades employed in the quality assurance directorates are as under. The rates quoted are subject to the addition where appropriate of £228 per annum Inner London weighting and £110 per annum Outer London weighting.
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Minimum £ Maximum £ Chief Scientific Officer … 8,180*p.a. Deputy Chief Scientific Officer … 6,807 7,700 Senior Principal Scientific Officer … 6,300 7,141 Principal Scientific Officer … 3,715 4,895 Senior Scientific Officer … 2,798 3,895 Higher Scientific Officer … 2,221 2,854 Scientific Officer … 1,435 2,329 Assistant Scientific Officer … 792 1,729 Professional and Technology Group—Directing Grades … 7,988*p.a. Professional and Technology Group—Superintending Grades … 6,300 7,141 Principal Professional and Technical Officer … 4,476 5,307 P. and Technical Officer I … 3,276 4,198 P. and Technical Officer II … 2,382 3,276 P. and Technical Officer III … 2,382 2,716 P and Technical Officer IV … 1,684 2,382 Chief Illustrators … 3,276 4,198 Senior Illustrators … 2,716 3,276 Leading Illustrators … 2,382 2,716 Illustrators … 1,630 2,382 Mechanical Engineers … 3,708 4,984 Superintending Electrical Engineers … 5,307 6,582 Electrical Engineers … 3,708 4,984 Assistant Engineers … 2,211 3,448 Principal Photographei … 2,571 3,024 Senior Photogranher … 1,931 2,418 Photographer … 1,379 1,858 Process and General Supervisory I … 2,937 3,289 Process and General Supervisory II … 2,618 3,008 Process and General Supervisory III … 2,333 2,618 Process and General Supervisory IV … 1,570 2,333 Process and General Supervisory V … 1,516 1,926 Retired Officers I … 3,192 3,861 Retired Officers II … 2,688 3,262 Retired Officers III … 2,232 2,699 Chief Constructor … 6,300 7,141 Constructor … 3,846 6,088 Stores Supervisory III … 2,237 2,524 Stores Supervisory IV … 1,581 2,237 Stores Supervisory V … 1,516 1,887 Naval Storehouseman … 1,684 2,382 Principals … 4,360 5,775 Senior Executive Officer … 3,756 4,542 Higher Executive Officer … 2,953 3,585 Executive Officer … 1,387 2,782 Clerical Officer … 827 1,883 Clerical Assistant … 14.05 p.w. 28.00 p.w. Personal Secretaries … 1,547 1,980 Duplicating Operators I … 24.05 p.w. 26.45 p.w. Group Officers … 1,867 2,437 Group Officers Assistant … 1,484 1,846 Librarian IV … 1,656 2,782 Senior Machine Operator … 1,447 1,883 Machine Operator … 23.75 p.w. 28.00 p.w. Group Sister … 1,766 2,417 Sister … 1,632 2,097 Nurse … 1,203 1,383 Senior Nurse … 1,380 1,581 Printing Office Man … 3,163 3,496 Chief Photoprinter … 2,262 2,532 Assistant Chief Phntonrinter … 1,889 2,045 Photoprinter I … 1,517 1,657 Photoprinter II … 12.95 p.w. 27.30 p.w. Security Officer II … 2,580 3,235 Telephonist Supervisor … 1,634 1,760 Telephonist … 12.34 pw. 25.70 p.w. Teleprinter Operator … 15.25 p.w. 30.25 p.w. Leading Tracers … 1,580 1,716 Tracer … 13.24 p.w. 29.06 p.w. Drawing Office Assistant … 997 1,716 Drawing Office Manager … 4,296 4,826 Superintendent of Typists … 1,792 2,194 Audio Typists … 20.05 p.w. 28.85 p w.
Minimum Maximum £ £ Typist I … … … … … … … 21.65 p.w. 26.45 p.w. Typist II … … … … … … … 13.75 p.w. 25.25 p.w. Shorthand Typists I … … … … … … … 24.05 p.w. 28.85 p.w. Shorthand Typists II … … … … … … … 14.15 p.w. 26.45 p.w. The rates of pay of industrial grades employed in the quality assurance directorates are assessed for craftsmen as a basic rate plus an appropriate allowance depending on the craftsmen's particular employment. For other industrial
Men London Provinces £ £ Craftsmen Basic plus £6 … … … … … … … 35.63 34.03 Craftsmen Basic plus £4 … … … … … … … 33.63 32.03 Craftsmen Basic plus £3 … … … … … … … 32.63 31.03 Craftsmen Basic plus £2 … … … … … … … 31.63 30.03 Craftsmen Basic … … … … … … … 29.63 28.03
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Men Women London Provinces London Provinces £ £ £ £ Band 22 Examiner Special … 30.73 29.13 29.19 27.67 Band 18 Examiner I … 29.43 27.83 27.96 26.44 Experimental Worker I … Band 14 Examiner II … 28.13 26.53 26.72 25.20 Band 12 Senior Record Storeman … 27.48 25.88 26.11 24.59 Senior Storeman … Senior Stocktaker … Band 10 Examiner III … 26.83 25.23 25.49 23.97 Experimental Worker II … Progressman Non-technical … Band 8 Experimental Worker III … 26.18 24.58 24.87 23.35 Storeman I … Stocktaker … Examiner IV … Record Storeman … Fireman … Crane Driver … Band 6 Craft Auxiliary B … 25.23 23.93 24.25 22.73 Examiner V … Band 4 Experimental Worker IV … 24.88 23.28 23.64 22.12 Patrolman … Storeman II … Slinger … Craft Auxiliary A … Storeman II … Packing Case Maker … Assistant Storeman … Progress Chaser … Assisting Craftsman … Fire righting Equipment Maintenance … Storekeeper Departmental … Electroplater … Engraver … Checker … Spray Painter … Fork Lift Driver … employees pay is assessed in bands. The appropriate rates of pay are shown below with examples of the type of worker employed in quality assurance in each band:
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Men Women London Provinces London Provinces £ £ £ £ Band 2 Experimental Worker V … … 24.23 22.63 23.02 21.50 Messenger … … Labourer (semi-skilled) … … Examiners Mate … … Packer … … Labourer (skilled) … … Assistant Craftsman … … Band 0 Cleaner … … 23.58 21.98 22.40 20.88 Labourer (unskilled) … …