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Nationalised Industries (Pay)

Volume 886: debated on Friday 14 February 1975

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asked the Secretary of State for Energy (1) how many of the staff of the National Coal Board are currently in receipt of a salary of more than (a) £2,500 per annum, (b) £5,000 per annum, and (c) £7,500 per annum; what proportions these represent of the total workforce; and how this compares with the situation in the coal industry in France, Germany and Poland, respectively;(2) how many of the staff of the nationalised electricity supply industry are currently in receipt of a salary of more than (

a) £2,500 per annum, ( b) £5,000 per annum, and ( c) £7,500 per annum; what proportions these represent of the total workforce; and how this compares with the situation in the electricity industry in France, Germany and Sweden, respectively;

(3) how many of the staff of the gas industry are currently in receipt of a salary of more than ( a) £2,500 per annum, ( b) £5,000 per annum, and ( c) £7,500 per annum; what proportions these represent of the total workforce; and how this compares with the situation in the gas industry in France, Germany and Holland, respectively.