§ Mr. Mike Thomasasked the Minister for the Civil Service what are the minimum and maximum points on the scales 223W normally paid to personal secretaries to (a) permanent secretaries, (b) undersecretaries and (c) assistant secretaries in the Civil Service, respectively.
§ Mr. Charles R. MorrisThe grades of personal secretary and senior personal secretary are general service grades used throughout the Civil Service. It is permissive to allocate senior personal secretaries to under-secretaries and above, and personal secretaries to assistant secretaries. Current minimum and maximum points of the scales are:—
Personal Secretary Senior Personal Secretary Minimum £2,030 p.a. £2,505 p.a. Maximum £2,660 p.a. £3,205 p.a. London allowances of £410 p.a. (Inner) or £260 p.a. (Outer) are payable in addition. Both grades can also qualify for proficiency payments of up to £336 p.a.