§ Mr. Deakinsasked the Prime Minister what will be the total wage increase received by the Civil Service as a result of the Government's current pay offer and the effect of incremental pay scales; and on what basis her estimate of an 11 per cent. increase was calculated.
§ The Prime MinisterThe total increase in pay for the non-industrial Civil Service in 1981–82 as a result of the 7 per cent. offer and the net effect of increments will be contained within the 6 per cent. provision for pay in the cash limit by savings in staff and administrative costs.
The 11 per cent. figure relates to the average increase in pay of individual civil servants, assuming a 7 per cent. increase in rates from 1 April, an additional 2.3 per cent. due to the average value of increments and a further 1.4 per cent. due to the effects of the deferment of the 1980 settlement on the average salary received this year compared with last year.