§ Mr. Anthony Grantasked the Secretary of State for Employment how many civil servants in his Department are paid more than the various Ministers within it.
§ Mr. BoothThe information relating to the Secretary of State was given by the Minister for the Civil Service on 1st August in rely to a Question from the hon. Member for Ashford (Mr. Speed)—[Vol. 896, col. 669].
The salary paid to the Minister of State is below the salary paid to 21 civil servants in the Department of Employment. The salary paid to the Joint Under-Secretaries of State falls within the limits of the scales paid to civil servants in the Department of Employment in the following grades and posts: Assistant Secretary; Senior Principal; Assistant Solicitor; Senior Economic Advisor; Chief Statistician; Chief Information Officer; Senior Principal Psychologist.
The total number of staff in these grades is 73 and it is not possible without disproportionate cost to ascertain how many of these are being paid more than the Minister.