§ Mr. Arthur Lewisasked the Minister for the Civil Service, in view of the fact that hon. Members' salaries in May 1965 were £3,250 p.a., and that it would be necessary to increase these salaries to £10,627 in March 1978 to maintain the same purchasing value in line with the movement in the index of retail prices, whether he will list the grades and numbers of civil servants who are in the same situation as hon. Members.
§ Mr. Charles R. MorrisIn the main general service Civil Service groups, covering some 310,000 staff, the grade of principal has retained more or less the same relative position to the pay of Members of Parliament since 1946. Figures for this grade and for other grades in the main general service groups with similar salaries are given below:
individuals with medical centres outside the National Health Service are a tax deductible expense; and if he will make a statement.
§ Mr. Robert SheldonSuch expense is not allowable as a deduction under the 579W Taxes Acts because it is personal to the individual and not incurred in connection with earning income.