HC Deb 26 March 1980 vol 981 cc574-6W
Mr. Ward

asked the Minister for the Civil Service what are the total numbers in post of the following grades in the Government Information Service (a) deputy secretary, (b) executive director (middle branch), (c) chief information officer "A", (d) chief information officer "B", (e) principal information officer, (f) senior information officer, (g) information officer, and (h) assistant information officer.

Mr. Channon

The table below shows the relevant number of staff in post in central Government Departments at 1 January 1980:

Deputy secretary 0
Unified intermediate pay point (lower)* 1
Under-secretary 1
Executive directing (middle band) 7
Chief information officer (A) 21
Chief information officer (B) 37
Principal information officer 123
Senior information officer 328
Information officer 552
Assistant information officer 173
Total 1,243
* This grade falls midway between deputy secretary and under-secretary.

Unified Intermediate Pay Point (Lower) Chief Information Officer A Chief Information Officer B Principal Information Officer Senior Information Officer Information Officer Assistant Information Officer
£ £ £ £ £ £ £
18,252 14,250 11,750 8,850 7,350 5,950 Entry Age
15,000 12,750 9,200 7,600 6,150
15,750 13,750 9,550 7,900 6,350 18 3,200
16,500 15,000 9,950 8,200 6,575 19 3,325
17,000 10,350 8,550 6,850 20 3,450
Executive Directing (Middle Band) 10,750 8,900 7,250 21 3,600
11,250 22 3,750
11,750 23 3,900
24 4,050
£ 25 4,525
17,000 Main
4,400 4,200
4,525 4,500
4,650 4,750
4,800 5,050
4,975 5,325
5,175 5,700
5,400
5,700

There are no information service posts at deputy secretary level—present salary £20,314. Instead the table shows the salary for the unified intermediate pay point (lower). Salaries above chief information officer (A) are paid as flat rates. All salaries in the table attract London weighting, where appropriate, in addition to the basic pay shown. London weighting is currently £780 per annum for inner London and £325 per annum for outer London.

1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 (£ million) 1979–80 (estimated)
Chancellor of the Duchy 74.5 95.8 102.6 122.0 150.4
Secretary of State for Scotland 3.9 4.4 3.9 4.7 6.0
Secretary of State for Wales 3.3 3.5 3.9 6.1 6.8
Secretary of State for Northern Ireland 2.1 2.8 3.7 4.6 5.9

I am afraid that a detailed breakdown of this expenditure and that incurred by local authorities for the four countries and the English regions would involve

Mr. Ward

asked the Minister for the Civil Service what are the pay scales of the following grades of the Government Information Service on 1 January (a) deputy secretary, (b) executive director (middle branch), (c) chief information officer 'A' (d) chief information officer 'B', (e) principal information officer, (f) senior information officer, (g) information officer and (h) assistant information officer.

Mr. Channon

The information is given is the table: