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Written Answers
CIVIL SERVICE
Ministerial Appointments
14 MAY 1969
82. Mr. John Page asked the Minister for the Civil Service if he will publish a table showing by Ministerial rank how many members of both Houses of Parlia- ment were holding paid Government posi tions in January, 1964, and Jahuary, 1969; and what was the total annual cost of Ministerial salaries at those dales.
Mrs. Judith Hart: The information is as follows:
Number of Number of Ministerial Ministerial
Appointments Appointments
"January, January,
1964
1969
Cabinet Ministers
23
23
Other Senior Ministers
(including the Law
Officers)
10
8
Ministers of State
22†
*
Treasury Secretarics, Secretary for Tech- nical Co-operation, Parliamentary Under-Secretaries of State, Parliamentary Secretaries of State
35
34
Government Whips
13
184
Total, paid appoint-
ments
90
105
***
**
£336,400
£597,475
Estimated Total cost of Ministerial salaries § * Excluding 2 Ministers of State in the Cabinet. ↑ Excluding 1 Mifister of State in the Cabinet. Including 5 Assistant Whips not paid in 1964. The percentage change is 77 per cent, of which at least 60 per cent. is accounted for by the increases in Ministerial salaries implemented on 1st April, 196, following-but halving-the recommendations of the Committee on the
Remuneration of Ministers and Members of
Parliament.
FOREIGN AND COMMONWEALTH
AFFAIRS
Anguilla
83. Mr. Marten asked the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs if he will give the names of those disreputable persons, other than the armed group who forced the Under-Secretary of State to leave Anguilla, who were gather- ing round Mr. Webster prior to the land- ing/of British forces.
Mr. Whitlock: I have nothing to add to what my right hon. Friend the Secretary
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of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs said in the House on 23rd April. ~[Vol. 782, c. 491-2.]
Mr. Anthony Grey
Mr. Eldon Griffiths asked the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs if, following reduction of the sent- ences of Chinese prisoners in Hong Kong he will make further representations in Peking for the release of Mr. Anthony Grey.
Mr. Foley: The reduction of sentences is part of a general review of the cases of prisoners in Hong Kong serving long-term sentences for crimes committed during the 1967 disturbances.
We shall continue to make further representations both here and in Peking to secure Mr. Grey's early release.
MINISTRY OF DEFENCE Warcop Camp, Westmorland
Mr. Jopling asked the Secretary/ of State for Defence (1) how many different units trained at Warcop in Westmorland during the last year; how many were regular and part-time units; and for how many of them were the same/facilities available nearer their home base;
(2) what is the approximate cost of transporting a large tank frøm Catterick camp to Warcop camp in Westmorland;
(3) what other camps in the North of England duplicate each of the facilities available for training at/Warcop Camp in Westmorland;
(4) what permanent units are based at Warcop Camp in Westmorland; and how many men are permanently based there ;
(5) what are his future plans for War- cop Camp in Westmorland; and what facilities are available there for training.
Mr. Boydeń: 21 regular units, 18 T & AVR units and 19 Cadet Force contin- gents trained at Warcop in 1968. The information for the last part of the first question is not readily available but I will write to the hon. Member.
The cost of transporting a tank by the normal method of civilian hired transport
about £235.
is
The facilities available at Warcop camp are: tank and armoured car firing for
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