§ Mr. Arthur Lewisasked the right hon. Member for Middlesbrough, as representing the House of Commons Commission, whether he will give a list of the number of persons and categories of House of Commons staff for whose pay the Commission is responsible, whose annual salary is in excess of that of hon. Members.
§ Sir Victor GoodhewI have been asked to reply.
412WThe number and grades of staff employed by the House of Commons Commission, with an annual salary, or on a salary scale which includes certain points, exceeding a Member's salary—currently £13,950 per annum—is as follows. The salaries and salary scales quoted are those payable from 1 April 1981 and are currently being reviewed in the light of the 1982 Civil Service pay settlement, and the Government's decision on the latest report of the Top Salaries Review Body. [Vol. 23, c. 257–62.] They include £1,087 per annum inner London weighting allowance.
Grade Number at 1 April 1982 Salary £ Office of the Speaker Speaker's Counsel 1 23,022 Speaker's Second Counsel 1 23,022 Speaker's Secretary 1 18,722–21,982 Staff Inspector 1 12,459–16,097 Department of the Clerk of the House Clerk of the House 1 *33,170 Clerk Assistant 1 *26,215 Clerk of Committees 1 *26,215 Principal Clerks, Class I 7 23,022 Principal Clerks, Class II 3 22,502 Deputy Principal Clerks 15 18,772–21,982 Senior Clerks 20 12,459–16,097 Department of the Serjeant at Arms Serjeant at Arms 1 23,022 Deputy Serjeant at Arms 1 18,772–21,982 Assistant Serjeant at Arms 1 16,097–18,772 Deputy Assistant Serjeant at Arms 1 13,262–16,097 Department of the Library Librarian 1 23,022 Deputy Librarian 1 18,772–21,982 Assistant Librarians 2 18,772–20,642 Deliverer of the Vote 1 14,813–19,842 Deputy Assistant Librarians 7 15,459–18,505 Senior Library Clerks 10 9,757–16,097 Administration Department Head of the Administration Department 1 23,022 Accountant 1 18,772–21,982 Head of the Establishment Office 1 18,772–21,447 Computer Development Officer 1 17,167–21,447 Deputy Accountant 1 16,097–19,842 Deputy Head of the Establishments Office 1 16,097–19,842 Assistant Accountants 4 10,319–14,305 Department of the Official Report Editor 1 21,447–21,982 Deputy Editor 1 17,167 Principal Assistant Editors 2 16,097 Senior Assistant Editors 2 16,097 Assistant Editors 1 14,813–15,455 Deputy Assistant Editors 2 14,813 Senior Reporters 9 13,262–14,305 Refreshment Department General Manager 1 19,842 Deputy General Manager 1 12,459–16,097 Catering Accountant 1 12,459–16,097 * Do not receive inner London weighting allowance.