HC Deb 03 March 1981 vol 1000 cc108-10W
Mr. Eldon Griffiths

asked the Minister for the Civil Service if she will publish in the Official Report a table showing the numbers and ranks of those civil servants in each Department whose salaries are larger than those of the Secretary of State, Ministers of State and Parliamentary Secretaries, respectively, who are in charge of that Department, taking account of the parliamentary salaries also paid to the Ministers concerned in respect of their additional duties as hon. Members.

Permanent Secretary 2nd Permanent Secretary UIPP(H) Deputy Secretary UlPP(L) Under Secretary Assistant Secretary
MINISTRY OF AGRICULTURE, FISHERIES AND FOOD
Minister 1
Minister of State 1 6
Parliamentary Secretary 1 6 2 26 73
CABINET OFFICE
Prime Minister 2
CIVIL SERVICE DEPARTMENT (including Parliamentary Counsel)
Prime Minister, Minister for the Civil Service 2 1
Lord President of the Council 2 1
Minister of State 2 1 1 5
MINISTRY OF DEFENCE
Secretary of State 2 2
Minister of State 2 2 1 19
Under Secretary of State 2 2 1 19 7 73 316
EDUCATION AND SCIENCE (including Office of Arts and Libraries)
Secretary of State I 1
Minister of State 1 1 6
Under Secretary of State 1 1 6 17 34
DEPARTMENT OF EMPLOYMENT
Secretary of State 1
Minister of State 1 6
Under Secretary of State 1 6 4 22 85
DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Secretary of State 1
Minister of State 1 4
Under Secretary of State 1 4 15 32
DEPARTMENT OF THE ENVIRONMENT
Secretary of State 1 2
Ministers of State:
Local Government 1 2 11
Housing 1 2 11
Under Secretary of State 1 2 11 1 53 216
FOREIGN AND COMMONWEALTH OFFICE
Secretary of State 12 2
Lord Privy Seal 12 2
Minister of State 12 2 37
Under Secretary of State 12 2 37 128 249
DUCHY OF LANCASTER (& PAYMASTER GENERAL)
Chancellor
DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND SOCIAL SECURITY
Secretary of State, Social Services 1 2
Minister of State 1 2 15
Under Secretary of State 1 2 15 2 52 260
HOME OFFICE
Secretary of State 1
Minister of Stale 1 7
Under Secretary of State 1 7 2 20 101
DEPARTMENT OF INDUSTRY
Secretary of State 1 1
Minister of State 1 1 10
Under Secretary of Stale 1 1 10 1 43
NORTHERN IRELAND OFFICE
Secretary of State 2
Minister of State 2 2
Under Secretary of State 2 2 5 4
SCOTTISH OFFICE
Secretary of State 1
Minister of State 1 10
Under Secretary of State 1 10 35 111
DEPARTMENT OF TRADE
Secretary of State 1
Minister of State 1 7
Under Secretary of State 1 7 2 26 71
DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORT
Minister 1
Parliamentary Secretary 1 3 1 14 39
CHANCELLOR OF THE EXCHEQUER'S DEPARTMENT
Prime Minister, First Lord of the Treasury 4 4
Chancellor of the Exchequer 4 4
Chief Secretary to the Treasury 4 4
Parliamentary Secretary (Chief Whip) 4 4
Financial Secretary 4 4 19
Minister of State 4 4 19
WELSH OFFICE
Secretary of State 1 2
Under Secretary of State 1 2 12 38

Footnotes:

1.Those Departments not identified separately are grouped according to ministerial responsibility.

2.Staff numbers include all those in grades at the same level as those shown.

3.UIPP(H) is the Unified Intermediate Pay Point (Higher), UIPP(L) is the Unified Intermediate Pay Point (Lower).

Mr. Hayhoe

The information is given in the following table.