§ Mr. Sean HughesTo ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster what is the number of staff in his Department, by grade, in receipt of local pay additions outside London and the south east economic planning region; what are the different amounts paid to staff by grade; whether this figure varies due to location; what qualifying period of scale-related criteria is used; and whether this varies by location.
§ Mr. ForthNine administrative officers, four administrative assistants and two personal secretaries are receiving local pay additions in offices of the Department of Trade and Industry in Cambridge, which is outside London and the south-east economic planning region. The annual salaries of the administrative officers and administrative assistants are increased to £300 above the national rate in the first year of service in the Department; thereafter annual salaries are increased to £600 above the national rate, except where staff are on the maximum of their salary scale, when the annual salaries are increased to £400 above the national rate. The annual salaries of personal secretaries are adjusted in the same manner, except that they are increased to £600 above the national rate in the first year of service. The criteria for payment of these additions do not vary between offices.