§ Mr. Gryllsasked the Secretary of State for Energy what would be the net salary, in real terms, assuming the post to be held by a married man with no dependent children, of (a) the chairmen, (b) the deputy chairmen and (c) other board members of the area electricity boards in July 1978, following the decision by the Prime Minister to implement the first stage of report No. 10 of the Review Body 50W on Top Salaries, taking 1972 as the base year.
§ Mr. BennThe information is as follows:
1972 1978 Net of tax Real terms £ £ Chairman 7,797.96 4,344.24 Deputy chairman 6,118.06 3,468.53 Full-time members receive no salary in addition to that fixed by the boards for full-time executive appointment.
Assuming no change in tax levels or in the retail price index and that the Review Body's recommendations (Cmnd. 7253, Chapter 7) are paid in equal amounts at the remaining stages, the comparable figures for April 1979 and April 1980 would be:
1979 1980 £ £ Chairman 4,672 4,948 Deputy chairman 3,853 4,177