§ Mr. Ralph Howellasked the Minister for the Civil Service what has been the percentage increase in salaries over the past 10 years for each of the grades of the permanent Civil Service now earning £7,000 per annum under, including London weighting allowance where applicable.
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§ Mr. Charles R. MorrisOwing to the degree of reorganisation and restructuring which has taken place in the non-industrial Civil Service following the report of the Fulton Committee, no meaningful comparison can be made between 1964 and the present time for some grades. Furthermore, information for all those grades where such comparison is possible could be obtained only at disproportionate cost. However, the figures set out below for certain grades in the non-industrial Civil Service cover about 65 per cent. of the total staff who are paid on scales with maxima below £7,000 per annum. A substantial proportion of the remainder have their pay determined through pay links with these grades. Where a range of percentage increase is shown, this reflects the grade amalgamations and restructurings which have taken place over the 10-year period:
Inner and outer London weighting allowances are payable as appropriate to staff who are employed in London in the grades included in the table. At 1st January 1964 the inner and outer London weighting allowances varied between £70 and £85 per annum in inner London and 316W between £45 and £65 per annum in outer London. The current allowances are £410 and £260, respectively. The percentage change in salary due to London weighing changes will depend on the level of basic salary.
Grade Percentage increase between 1st January 1964 rate and current rate based on scale maximum, exclusive of threshold payments Principal 99.1–106.3 Senior Executive Officer 101.9 Higher Executive Officer 104.9 Executive Officer 104.6 Higher Clerical Officer 104.6 Clerical Officer 101.4 Clerical Assistant 103.6 Audio Typist 109.5 Shorthand Typist I 107.4 Shorthand Typist II 102.2 Typist I 105.2 Typist II 108.2 Senior Messenger 118.2 Messenger 134.5 Principal Professional and Technology Officer 121.6 Professional and Technology Officer I 115.0–140.0 Professional and Technology Officer II 128.8–135.7 Professional and Technology Officer III 134.0–140.6 Professional and Technology Officer IV 139.5–140.6 Principal Scientific Officer 91.4–98.2 Senior Scientific Officer 97.4–120.7 Higher Scientific Officer 108.3 Scientific Officer 82.0–130.6 Assistant Scientific Officer 106.4 In the case of industrial grades, extensive pay restructuring was carried out in 1967 and 1970, following recommendations in the National Board for Prices and Incomes Reports Nos. 18 and 146 respectively, and this severely limits the extent to which direct comparisons can be made between current rates of pay and those in 1964. A reasonably fair comparison can be made however of the basic rates for craftsman and unskilled labourer, and these have been increased over the past 10 years by the following percentages:
In addition to these increases in basic rates of pay, however, about two-thirds of all civil servants in industrial grades now have additional earnings opportunities under various productivity and incentive schemes, of which there were very few in 1964. For those concerned, these schemes yield additional earnings ranging from about £2 to about £7 a week and average about £3.70 a week, or 29 per cent. a week, for craftsmen and 36 per cent. a week, on average, for unskilled labourers.
- Craftsman, 141 per cent.
- Unskilled Labourer, 134 per cent.
Inclusive rates of pay were paid to industrial grades employed within 18 miles of Charing Cross until 1st April 1974, when they were given the same rates of London weighting as are non-industrial grades. Comparisons between the inclusive rate in 1964 and the current basic rate plus London weighting are shown below:
Inner London Per cent. Outer London Per cent. Craftsman 192 170 Unskilled Labourer 198 171
§ Mr. Ralph Howellasked the Minister for the Civil Service what has been the percentage increase in salaries over the past 10 years for each of the grades of the permanent Civil Service now earning £7,000 per annum or more, including London weighting allowances where applicable.
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§ Mr. Charles R. MorrisOwing to the degree of reorganisation and restructuring which has taken place in the higher Civil Service following the report of the Fulton Committee, no meaningful comparison can be made between 1964 and the present time for some grades. Furthermore, information for all those grades where such comparison is possible could be obtained only at disproportionate cost. However, the figures set out below for certain grades in the non-industrial Civil Service cover about 60 per cent. of the total staff who are paid on scales with maxima, or on flat rates, at or above £7,000 per annum:
The present Assistant Secretary grade includes the former Assistant Secretary and Principal Executive Officer grades and the range of percentage increase shown reflects this.
Grade Percentage increase between 1st January 1964 and current rate, based on scale maximum or flat rate, as appropriate exclusive of threshold payments Permanent Secretary 99.4 Deputy Secretary 91.4 Under-Secretary 91.5 Assistant Secretary 105.8–132.9 Senior Principal 113.6 Directing Grade A 96.0 Directing Grade B 105.8 Superintending Grade 103.9 Deputy Chief Scientific Officer 101.1 Senior Principal Scientific Officer 103.9 Inner or outer London weighting allowances are payable as appropriate to staff who are employed in London in the grades included in the table, with the
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