§ Mr. Peter BottomleyTo ask the Lord President of the Council which grades, appointments and other positions are covered by the Senior Salaries Review Body; and what are the three lowest salaries and the appointments to which they apply. [14626]
§ Mr. NewtonThe Senior Salaries Review Body advises the Prime Minister on the remuneration of holders of judicial office, senior civil servants and senior officers of the armed forces. It can also be invited, from time to time, to advise on the pay, pensions and allowances of Members of Parliament and Ministers.
For the SSRB' s three main remit groups, the lowest salaries and the appointments to which they apply are as follows. The salaries are those which will be payable from 1 April 1996.
674W£38,000
Entry point to Senior Civil Service (minimum of pay band 1).
£65,655
Two star officers (Rear Admiral, Major General, Air Vice-Marshall).
£62,018
Judiciary Group 7 (Chairmen, Independent Tribunal Service; Chairmen, Industrial Tribunals (England and Wales, and Scotland); Chairmen, Value Added Tax Tribunals; District Judges; District Judges of the Principal Registry of the Family Division; District Judges (Northern Ireland); Immigration Adjudicators; Masters and Registrars of the Supreme Court, Masters of the Supreme Court (Northern Ireland); Metropolitan Magistrates; President, Pensions Appeal Tribunals; Provincial Stipendiary Magistrates; Resident Magistrates (Northern Ireland); Vice President of the Value Added Tax Tribunals (England and Wales); Special Commissioners of Income Tax).
1Excluding salary leads for individual posts.