§ Mr. Nellistasked the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry if he will give the salary at each increase date since 1974 of each of the chairmen of the industries for which he is responsible and the names of the incumbents.
§ Mr. Peter Morrison[pursuant to his reply, 27 January 1986, c. 382]: The information is as follows:
Chairman Salary Effective From British Shipbuilders (1 July 1977) Admiral Sir Anthony Griffin 23,538 22 March 1977 25,890 1 April 1978 32,945 1 April 1979 Sir Robert Atkinson 44,000 1 May 1980 48,000 1 July 1980 51,360 1 April 1981 55,000 1 April 1982 Graham Day 80,000 1 September 1983 86,000 1 July 1984 94,600 1 July 1985 British Steel Corporation (28 July 1967) Montague Finniston 28,100 1 January 1974 28,330 1 January 1975
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Subvention £ million Percentage of gross domestic product Northern Ireland United Kingdom (including Northern Ireland) 1979–80 944 25.80 0.55 1980–81 1,090 26.39 0.56 1981–82 1,064 23.37 0.51 1982–83 1,149 23.40 0.50 1983–84 1,305 24.50 0.53 1984–85 1,489 † † 1985–86* 1,573 † † * Estimate. † GDP figures are not yet available.
Chairman Salary Effective From Sir Charles Villiers 28,538 1 January 1977 31,390 1 January 1978 41,695 1 April 1979 Ian MacGregor 48,500 1 April 1980 Sir Robert Haslam (part-time) 55,000 1 September 1983 60,000 1 January 1985 Post Office (1 October 1969) Sir William Ryland *23,100 1 January 1974 *23,538 1 January 1977 Sir William Barlow 25,890 1 January 1978 38,945 1 April 1980 53,000 1 April 1980 Sir Henry Chilver (part-time) 10,600 15 September 1980 11,530 1 July 1981 Sir Ronald Dearing 53,650 1 October 1981 57,137 1 April 1982 60,000 1 April 1983 63,000 1 April 1984 69,000 1 April 1985 * From 1 September 1974 to his retirement on 31 October 1977 Sir William Ryland's salary was abated by a sum equal to the pension paid to him.