HC Deb 11 May 1981 vol 4 c213W
Mr. George Robertson

asked the Secretary of State for Scotland why, in the light of the continuing shortage of teachers in mathematics and physics in Lanarkshire

Pay scales/rates applicable at:
Post and Equivalent Administration Group Grading April 1979* April 1981
Prior to Settlement Post Settlement Current
£ £ £
Depute Clerk of Session and Justiciary
Senior Executive Officer 5,937– 7,032 6,471– 7,665 8,600–10,500
†Sherriff Clerk:
Glasgow
Assistant Secretary 10,043–12,273 10,947–13,378 16,500–19,500
Edinburgh
Senior Principal 9,057–10,809 9,872–11,782 14,000–17,500
Large Courts (7)
Principal 6,791– 8,729 7,402– 9,515 10,600–14,000
Medium-sized Courts (10)
Senior Executive Officer 5,937– 7,032 6,471– 7,665 8,600–10,500
Small Courts (16)
Higher Executive Officer 4,842– 5,718 5,279– 6,233 6,950– 8,555
Cleaner (part-time hourly rates) 1.017 1.132 1.33
Night Watchmen (weekly rates) 44.80 ‡44.80 64.30
*1 April was the operative date for the initial stage of the 1979 Pay settlement for Non-Industrial Civil Servants but payment at the new rates was not implemented until after April 1979.
†Sheriff Clerk posts are graded according to the relative size of their charges and the figures in brackets show the number of courts in each category.
‡This rate was not increased until 1 July 1979: Night Watchmen are industrial grades.