HC Deb 01 July 1992 vol 210 cc562-5W
Mr. Meacher

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what has been the percentage increase and actual size in pounds per week, in pay for each main group covered by the Top Salaries Review Body for each year since 1979; and what the comparable figures were for an employee on national average earnings for each of those years.

Mr. Portillo

The information requested is set out in the table.

1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985
£ per cent. increase £ per cent. increase £ per cent. increase £ per cent. increase £ per cent. increase £ per cent. increase £
Grade 2
range minimum2 766.28
range maximum 431.03 8.9 469.35 7.0 502.20 15.4 579.50 13.2 656.13 6.6 699.23 15.1 804.60
Grade 3
range minimum2 593.87
range maximum 344.83 13.9 392.72 7.0 420.21 14.0 478.93 11.0 531.61 6.3 565.13 15.3 651.34
Senior Officers of the Armed Forces
Admiral of the Fleet 593.87 8.1 641.76 7.0 686.69 17.2 804.60 14.3 919.54 6.8 981.80 46.3 1,436.78
Field Marshal
Marshal of the Royal Air Force
Admiral 545.98 8.8 593.88 7.0 635.44 13.8 723.18 13.2 818.97 6.4 871.65 31.9 1,149.43
General
Air Chief Marshal
Vice Admiral 431.03 8.9 469.35 7.0 502.20 15.4 579.50 13.2 656.13 6.6 699.23 15.1 804.60
Lieutenant General
Air Marshal
Rear Admiral 344.83 13.9 392.72 7.0 420.21 14.0 478.93 11.0 531.61 6.3 565.13 15.3 651.34
Major General
Air Vice-Marshal
Members of the Judiciary3
Lord Chief Justice 708.81 8.1 766.28 11.3 852.49 18.0 1,005.75 14.3 1,149.43 6.7 1,226.05 17.2 1,436.78
Lords of Appeal 651.34 8.8 708.81 10.8 785.44 17.7 924.33 14.0 1,053.64 6.4 1,120.69 17.9 1,321.84
Lords Justices of Appeal 593.87 8.1 641.76 11.9 718.39 21.3 871.65 14.3 996.17 6.7 1,063.22 18.9 1,264.37
High Court Judges 545.98 12.3 613.03 9.4 670.50 21.4 814.18 12.9 919.54 6.8 981.80 17.1 1,149.42
Senior Circuit Judges 387.39 11.3 431.03 8.9 469.35 18.4 555.56 12.9 627.39 6.9 670.50 27.1 852.49
Circuit Judges 373.56 12.8 421.46 5.7 445.40 19.4 531.61 11.7 593.87 6.5 632.18 21.2 766.28
District Judges 330.46 11.6 368.77 6.5 392.72 17.1 459.77 11.5 512.45 6.5 545.98 7.0 584.29

£ per week
1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991
per cent. increase £ per cent. increase £ per cent. increase £ per cent. increase £ per cent. increase £ per cent. increase £
Average Earnings1 8.0 184.70 7.7 198.90 9.8 218.40 9.7 239.70 9.8 263.10 8.2 284.70
Senior Civil Servants
Head of the Civil Service 3.2 1,482.76 4.7 1,551.72 5.2 1,633.14 5.0 1,714.56 7.0 1,834.29 9.4 2,006.70
Permanent Secretary to the Treasury 3.4 1,386.97 4.6 1,451.15 5.3 1,527.78 5.0 1,604.41 6.9 1,714.56 9.5 1,877.39
Grade 1 3.5 1,189.66 4.7 1,245.21 5.4 1,312.26 5.1 1,379.31 6.9 1,475.10 9.4 1,613.98
Grade 1A 3.3 1,088.12 4.8 1,139.85 5.5 1,202.11 5.2 1,264.37 7.2 1,355.36 9.5 1,484.67
Grade 2
range minimum2 3.8 795.02 4.8 833.33 5.3 877.39 5.0 921.46 14.1 1,051.72 9.5 1,151.34
range maximum 19.4 833.33 7.7 1,034.73 5.6 1,091.95 4.9 1,145.59 7.5 1,231.80 9.5 1,348.66
Grade 3
range minimum2 4.4 619.73 5.1 651.34 5.3 685.82 5.0 720.31 16.5 839.08 9.6 919.54
range maximum 17.6 766.38 7.5 823.75 5.3 867.82 5.1 911.88 9.5 998.08 6.9 1,067.05
Senior Officers of the Armed Forces
Admiral of the Fleet 3.2 1,482.76 4.7 1,551.72 5.2 1,633.14 5.0 1,714.56 7.0 1,834.29 9.4 2,006.70
Field Marshal
Marshal of the Royal Air Force
Admiral 3.5 1,189.66 4.7 1,245.21 5.4 1,312.26 5.1 1,379.31 6.9 1,475.09 9.4 1,613.98
General
Air Chief Marshal
Vice Admiral 3.6 833.33 4.6 871.65 5.5 919.54 5.0 965.52 9.7 1,059.39 9.6 1,160.92
Lieutenant General
Air Marshal
1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991
per cent. increase £ per cent. increase £ per cent. increase £ per cent. increase £ per cent. increase £ per cent. increase £
Rear Admiral 4.0 677.20 4.7 708.81 5.4 747.13 10–5 825.67 9.7 906.13 12.1 1,015.33
Major General
Air Vice-Marshal
Members of the Judiciary3
Lord Chief Justice 3.2 1,482.76 4.7 1,551.72 5.2 1,633.14 5.0 1,714.56 7.0 1,834.29 9.4 2,006.70
Lords of Appeal 3.5 1,367.82 4.7 1,431.99 5.4 1,508.62 5.1 1,585.25 6.9 1,695.40 9.6 1,858.24
Lords Justices of Appeal 3.6 1,310.34 4.9 1,374.52 5.6 1,451.15 5.0 1,522.99 6.9 1,628.35 9.4 1,781.61
High Court Judges 3.5 1,189.65 4.7 1,245.21 5.4 1,312.26 5.1 1,379.31 6.9 1,475.10 9.4 1,613.98
Senior Circuit Judges 3.4 881.23 4.9 924.33 5.5 975.10 4.9 1,022.99 10.3 1,128.35 16.1 1,310.34
Circuit Judges 3.8 795.02 4.8 833.33 5.3 877.39 5.0 921.45 10.3 1,016.35 16.1 1,180.08
District Judges 4.4 610.15 5.2 641.76 11.9 718.39 5.1 754.79 10.3 832.37 16.2 967.43

Notes:

A. All rates quoted are national rates. They do not include a London scale introduced for Civil Service grades 2 and 3 in 1990.

B. All rates quoted were either paid from 1 April or phased in during the following year.

Footnotes:

1 Source New Earnings Survey.

2 Range pay introduced from 1985.

3 Posts shown are key examples of those within the judicial salary structure.

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