§ Mr. Speedasked the Minister for the Civil Service if he will list the number of civil servants in each Department whose salary is greater than the Secretary of State or Minister who heads that Department.
§ Mr. Charles R. MorrisThe details are as follows:
Prime Minister's Department Civil Service Department -0 Lord Chancellor's Office -0 Cabinet Minister's Departments Treasury and Revenue Departments -6 Foreign and Commonwealth Office -17 Home Office -1 Department of the Environment -4 Department of Employment -1 Department of Energy -1 Department of Prices and Consumer Protection -1 Department of Health and Social Security -3 Department of Industry -2 Department of Trade -1 Ministry of Defence -4 Department of Education and Science -1 Scottish Office -1 Welsh Office -1 Northern Ireland Office -1 Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food -2 Law Officers' Departments Law Officers' Departments -0 Lord Advocate's Department -0 The Prime Minister, who is also Minister for the Civil Service, and the Lord Chancellor are each paid£20,000, other Cabinet Ministers£13,000, the Attorney-General£14,500 and the Lord Advocate£11,000. Ministers who are Members of the House of Commons are also paid a parliamentary salary of£3,000.
The civil servants concerned are Permanent Secretaries, who are paid£20,175,£18,675 or£17,175.