§ Mr. Anthony Grantasked the Secretary of State for Prices and Consumer Protection how many civil servants in her Department are paid more than the various Ministers within it.
§ Mrs. Shirley WilliamsThe details are as follows:
Secretary of State for Prices and Consumer Protection 1 Minister of State 7 Under-Secretary of State 20 The civil service salaries used exclude London weighting allowance. The above figures relate to the staff in the Department of Prices and Consumer Protection and do not cover staff in the Metrication Board, the Monopolies and Mergers Commission, the Office of Fair Trading and the Price Commission.