To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster what the average salary is of (a) a permanent secretary, (b) a deputy permanent secretary, (c) a permanent under-secretary, (d) a senior executive officer and (e) an executive officer in her Department. (95495)

[holding answer 20 October 2006]: The salaries of permanent secretaries in the Cabinet Office are contained in the Annual Report on Senior Salaries, produced by the Senior Salaries Review Body. This was last published in March 2006 and is available in the Library for the reference of Members.

The title of deputy permanent secretary is no longer used in the Cabinet Office. The average salary of director generals (equivalent to the old grade 2) in the Cabinet Office is £108,765. The title of permanent under-secretary is no longer used in the Cabinet Office either. The average salary of directors (equivalent to the old grade 3) in the Cabinet Office is £85,180.

The Cabinet Office does not have a specific senior executive officer grade. The Cabinet Office combines higher executive officer and senior executive officer into one grade, called B2. The average salary of a B2 in the Cabinet Office is £28,648. The Cabinet Office does have an executive officer equivalent grade, called B1. The average salary for a B1 in the Cabinet Office is £22,938.