§ Mr. Austin MitchellTo ask the Prime Minister what is the pay scale of(a) a personal secretary employed in her office and (b) a trained nurse, including London weighting, and so on.
§ The Prime MinisterThe information requested is as follows:
Personal Secretary Staff Nurse £ per annum £ per annum 8,134 8,230 8,399 8,490 8,664 8,750 8,986 9,010 9,373 9,270 9,530 The scales include inner London weighting of £1,527 per annum for personal secretaries, and London weighting of £930 per annum for nurses. Both groups are eligible for 135W various other payments including overtime, which are excluded from the scales quoted above. Personal secretaries can receive proficiency allowances depending on skill and a special pay addition of £400 based on recruitment and retention needs. Nurses are eligible for various leads and allowances, including special duty payments of up to 60 per cent. of basic pay for working unsocial hours on top of any overtime payments.