§ Mr. Favellasked the Chancellor of the Exchequer what, in cash terms and in real terms, the gross pay and the take-home pay was of a Civil Service permanent secretary with a £30,000 mortgage and two children of school age on 1 July 1979, on 1 July 1982 and will be with effect from 1 July 1985.
§ Mr. HayhoeThe figures given in the table are annual rates based on the salary applying at 1 July for each of the years in question.
Salary and take-home pay* of Civil Service Permanent Secretary Gross Salary (£ per annum) Take-home pay (£ per annum) Actual †At 1984 prices Actual †At 1984 prices 1 July 1979 25,886 40,749 17,760 27,958 1 July 1982 37,750 41,450 24,215 26,589 1 July 1985 52,750 49,649 32,847 30,916 * For a married man with two children of school age and a mortgage of £30,000. † Using annual average values of the Retail Prices Index except for the figures for 1 July 1985 which have been deflated by the increase in the RPI in the first six months of 1985 compared to the corresponding period in 1984.