§ Mr. Arthur Lewisasked the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs whether he will publish in the Official Report details of the five top paid civil servants in his Department; what salaries they now receive; what they were receiving in January 1972; and what increases they have received on the stated dates since January 1972.
§ Mr. EnnalsThe five highest paid officers employed by the Foreign and Commonwealth Office are the Permanent Under-Secretary and four Diplomatic Service officers, Grade 1. Since 1972 their annual salaries have been as follows:
Permanent Under Secretary Diplomatic Service Officer, Grade 1 £ £ 1st January 1972 … 16,750 15,750 1st April 1973 … 17,000 16,000 1st January 1974 … 17,350 16,350 1st January 1975 … 20,175 18,675 All five received threshold additions from 1st June 1974 to 31st December 1974.