3000 Sir Humphrey’s earn more than an MP
The fanfare around coalition claims for greater transparency in Whitehall has not yet been met in reality. Let’s be honest, most people knew the salaries of the very top civil servants. The interesting information is in the the detail, the granular figures for the middle orders.
I’ve recently asked a number of FoI questions to see how many civil servants are paid as much, or more than an MP. The answer, in the list below, is that there are 3000.46 (full time equivalent) civil servants earning more than £65,738 per annum.
Francis Maude set up the Transparency Board to allow the public to “hold politicians and public bodies to account”.
I don’t think it unreasonable for the public to know the title and job description of every civil servant matching an MPs salary. So come on Francis, pull your finger out and get this committee to make a little more progress.