HC Deb 23 November 1994 vol 250 cc191-3W
Sir David Mitchell

To ask the right hon. Member for Berwick-upon-Tweed, as representing the House of Commons Commission if he will give figures, grades, titles and ranks for all officers of the House whose salaries are higher than those of hon. Members of the House as at June 1994.

Mr. Beith

One hundred and one officers of the House in the following grades receive basic salaries above the £31,687 paid to hon. Members:

Grade
Clerk of the House 1
Clerk Assistant 2
Clerk of Committees 2
Principal Clerks, Class I 3
Speaker's Counsel 3
Principal Clerks, Class II 4
Deputy Principal Clerks 5
Deliverer of the Vote 5
Assistant to Speaker's Counsel 5
Supervisor of Broadcasting 6
Senior Clerks 7
Deputy Deliverers of the Vote 7
Serjeant at Arms 3
Deputy Serjeant 4
Director of Works 4
Assistant Serjeant 6
Deputy Director of Works 6
Deputy Assistant Serjeant 7
Principal Building Surveyor 7
Librarian 3
Deputy Librarian 4
Assistant Librarians 5
Deputy Assistant Librarians 6
Senior Library Clerks 7
Director of Finance and Administration 3
Accountant 4
Head of Establishments Office 4
Head of Finance Office 5
Computer Officer 5
Deputy Accountant 6
Staff Inspector 6
Deputy Head of Establishments Office 6
Editor, Official Report 4
Deputy Editor 5
Principal Assistant Editors 6
Assistant Editors 6
Committee Sub-Editors 7
Director of Catering Services 5
Catering Accountant 7
Executive Chef 7
Speaker's Secretary 5

Salary scales for these grades as at June 1994 are as follows:

Grade Pay Range £ per annum Implementation Dates
1 95,051 1.4.94
2 65,990–79,394 1.4.94
3 56,131–66,283 1.4.94
4 47,897–57,612 1.8.93
5 39,365–57,612 1.8.93
6 30,680–49,697 1.8.93
7 29,436–44,050 1.8.93
27,106–41,003 1.8.93

Note:

Grade 3 rates include £2,000 per annum London allowance. All rates below grade 3 include recruitment and retention allowance.

Mr. Nicholas Winterton

To ask the right hon. Member for Berwick-upon-Tweed, as representing the House of Commons Commission if he will give a breakdown by grades, salaries and functions of the number of people currently employed by the House.

Mr. Beith

I refer the hon. Member to the 16th Annual Report of the House of Commons Commission (House of Commons Paper No. 602 of Session 1993–94). He will find the information that he requires in the Departmental annual reports and appendices 1 and 2, subject to the revision of the pay scales for grades 1,2 and 3 with effect from 1 April 1994 as follows:

Right to buy sales to local authority sitting tenants1
1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 Total
Scotland 29,182 26,943 18,755 19,829 16,366 111,075
Borders 505 304 262 268 270 1,609
Central 2,132 1,568 1,091 1,247 1,184 7,222
Dumfries and Galloway 692 494 407 510 552 2,655
Fife 2,213 1,500 1,051 1,183 905 6,852
Grampian 1,635 1,540 1,272 1,985 1,998 8,430
Highland 666 584 558 672 659 3,139
Lothian 5,520 4,019 2,665 2,442 1,774 16,420
Strathclyde 13,671 13,689 9,413 9,852 7,658 54,283
Tayside 2,001 3,127 1,894 1,535 1,221 9,778
Islands Councils 147 118 142 135 144 686
1 Includes a small number of voluntary sales.

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