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DUCHY OF LANCASTER
Senior Salaries
Mr. Meacher: To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster what were the annual salaries received by those covered by the Review Body on Senior Salaries (a) before and (b) after the latest awards; and in each case what was the pay increase awarded on a weekly income basis. [21746]
Mr. Freeman: The 18th report of the Review Body on Senior Salaries--SSRB--was published on 8 February 1996, Cm 3094. It included recommendations on the remuneration of holders of judicial office, senior civil servants and senior officers of the armed forces.
Pay ranges and rates for all three groups before the application of the 1996 recommendations are set out in appendix D of the SSRB report.
| 1 April 1996 | 1 December 1996 | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Annual salary (£) | Weekly increase (£) | Annual salary (£) | Weekly increase (£) | |
| Group 1 | 130,906 | 130 (71) | 132,178 | 25 |
| Group 2 | 121,054 | 119 (66) | 122,231 | 23 |
| Group 3 | 116,062 | 114 (63) | 117,190 | 22 |
| Group 4 | 103,425 | 86 (56) | 104,431 | 19 |
| Group 5 | 88,266 | 58 (47) | 89,123 | 17 |
| Group 6 | 75,978 | 66 (41) | 76,716 | 14 |
| Group 7 | 62,018 | 52 (33) | 62,621 | 11 |
The posts included in each group and details of pay variations within each group are listed in appendices C and D of the SSRB report.
The 1 April increase for the judiciary includes the committed annual increase which the SSRB recommended in its 1994 report. The figures in brackets show the element of the increase which resulted from the SSRB's 1996 recommendation.
All service personnel are paid on a daily basis and daily pay rates are produced for every rank throughout the armed forces. The weekly rates shown above have therefore been produced by multiplying the daily rates for each rank by seven and not by dividing the annual rates by 52.
| 1 April 1996 | 1 December 1996 | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Annual salary (£) | Weekly increase (£) | Annual salary (£) | Weekly increase (£) | |
| Five star | 124,640 | 73 | 125,852 | 24 |
| Four star | 100,255 | 60 | 101,233 | 18 |
| Three star | 74,288 | 67 | 75,000 | 13 |
| Two star | 65,656 | 44 | 66,291 | 12 |
The posts included in each group and details of pay variations within each group are listed in appendices C and D of the SSRB report.
The 1 April increase for the judiciary includes the committed annual increase which the SSRB recommended in its 1994 report. The figures in brackets show the element of the increase which resulted from the SSRB's 1996 recommendation.
All service personnel are paid on a daily basis and daily pay rates are produced for every rank throughout the armed forces. The weekly rates shown above have therefore been produced by multiplying the daily rates for each rank by seven and not by dividing the annual rates by 52.
Equal Opportunities
Mr. David Shaw: To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster what amounts of money have been paid out by (a) his Department and (b) executive agencies, non-departmental public bodies and other organisations for which he is accountable to Parliament to how many staff or former staff in respect of (i) alleged equal opportunities breaches which do not proceed to tribunals or courts and (ii) equal opportunities breaches which proceeded to tribunals or courts in (1) the current year and (2) the two previous years. [22517]
Mr. Willets: The Departments, agencies and other bodies for which my right hon. Friend is responsible paid £51,000 in 1996 in out-of-court settlements of two cases of alleged breaches involving former members of staff.
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FOREIGN AND COMMONWEALTH AFFAIRS
Legislation
Mr. Cash: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs if he will list (a) those Acts of Parliament and (b) those statutory instruments which were enacted in pursuance of the United Kingdom's obligations under the European Communities Act 1972. [19945]
Mr. David Davis: I have looked into the hon. Member's question. We do not hold such information centrally and could collate it only at disproportionate cost.
Embassies and Missions (EU)
Mr. Lord: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, pursuant to his answer of 6 March, Official Report, columns 255-58, who, on what occasion and with what authority, sanctioned the establishment by the European Union of delegations in third countries. [22769]
Mr. David Davis: The establishment by the European Commission of delegations in third countries falls within the Commission's power to organise its own administration. There is therefore no requirement on the Commission to obtain authority to establish these delegations, although it does consult member states before opening new delegations. Of course, all Commission spending is subject to scrutiny during the annual budget negotiations with the Council and European Parliament.
Cyprus
Mr. John D. Taylor: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what discussions he (a) has had or (b) plans to have with Mr. Glafcos Clerides following his recent statement relating to the number of people described as missing following the events of 1974; how many Cypriots from (i) Greek and (ii) Turkish communities, are now listed as missing; and if he will make a statement. [23052]
Mr. David Davis: None. A UN committee on missing persons was established to investigate the fate of the missing. A total of 1,993 cases of Cypriots who remain unaccounted for have been submitted to the UN committee. We understand from the UN that 1,493 of these are Greek Cypriots and 500 are Turkish Cypriots.
Mr. Taylor: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what discussions he had had with (a) Mr. Glafcos Clerides and (b) the Greek Government on the future resettlement of (i) Greek and (ii) Turkish Cypriots in Famagusta; and if he will make a statement. [23038]
Mr. Davis: I refer the hon. Member to the answer I gave to the hon. Member for Tooting (Mr. Cox) on 26 March 1996, column 499.
Mr. Taylor: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what progress there has been in the implementation of the United Nations confidence-building measures in Cyprus; what assessment he has made of the policy of the (a) Greek Cypriot and (b) Turkish Cypriot Governments to these confidence-building measures; when Nicosia international
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airport will be reopened; when Cypriots will be allowed to resettle in Varosha; and if he will make a statement.[23018]
Mr. Davis: Negotiations on the United Nations package of confidence-building measures have seen no progress since June 1994. We continue to believe that these measures could make a positive contribution towards an eventual solution to the Cyprus problem.
Mr. Taylor: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what discussions he (a) has had and (b) plans with the Secretary-General of the United Nations on the present position of the Turkish Cypriots living in areas of southern Cyprus. [23020]
Mr. Davis: The high commission in Nicosia maintains close contact with the United Nations force in Cyprus humanitarian branch, which is responsible for overseeing the welfare of Turkish Cypriots living in southern Cyprus. We fully support its work in this field.
Mr. Taylor: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs if the British Government will support an official inquiry into the alleged killing of Greek Cypriots by Greek Cypriot troops during the Greek Cypriot coup d'etat in 1974. [23039]
Mr. Davis: I refer the hon. Member to the answer I gave to the hon. Member for Tooting (Mr. Cox) on 26 March 1996, column 480.
Mr. Taylor: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs if the British Government plan to remain one of the guarantor powers for Cyprus. [23019]
Mr. Taylor: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what discussions he has had with (a) Mr. Glafcos Clerides and (b) the Greek Government about the number of foreign residents now living in southern Cyprus; what is his most recent estimate of the total number; and if he will make a statement. [23041]
Mr. Davis: None. We are responsible for the consular protection of some 7,000 British residents on the island. This does not include 200,000 or so dual nationals who are the responsibility of the Republic of Cyprus. We support the call in UN Security Council resolution 789 for a Cyprus-wide census under the auspices of the United Nations.
Mr. Taylor: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what recent discussions he has had with the Government of the Turkish Republic of Cyprus about Cyprus's membership of the European Union; what assessment he has made of the Turkish Cypriot Government's support for Cyprus's membership; and if he will make a statement. [23032]
Mr. Davis: Staff at the high commission in Nicosia regularly discuss Cyprus' accession to the EU with members of the Turkish Cypriot community. We welcomed Mr. Denktash's statement last December outlining the circumstances in which he would be prepared to support EU accession by Cyprus within the terms of an overall settlement.
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