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Mr. du Cann
asked the Lord President of the Council whether, in view of the fact that the sums mentioned in the Ministerial and Other Salaries Order are maxima and not the actual sums payable, he will list in the Official Report the actual rates of salary now in payment in both Houses to each Minister, each office holder, salaried members of the Opposition, and to Mr. Speaker and the Lord Chancellor.
Mr. Foot
The information is given in the following table:
MINISTERS AND OFFICE-HOLDERS' SALARIES EFFECTIVE FROM 31ST JULY 1978 | |
Ministers | |
£ | |
Prime Minister | 22,000 |
Lord Chancellor | 22,228 |
Lord Privy Seal | 14,528 |
Other Cabinet Ministers | 14,300 |
Senior Ministers not in the Cabinet and Ministers of State: | |
Commons | 8,250 to 10,450 |
Lords | 8,822 to 10,678 |
Parliamentary Secretaries: | |
Commons | 6,050 |
Lords | 6,622 |
Law Officers | |
Attorney-General | 15,950 |
Solicitor-General | 12,100 |
Lord Advocate | 12,100 |
Solicitor-General for Scotland | 9,097 |
Government Whips—Commons | |
Treasurer of Her Majesty's House hold | 5,500 |
Vice-Chamberlain of Her Majesty's Household | 4,400 |
Comptroller of Her Majesty's House hold | 4,400 |
Lords Commissioners and Assistant Whips | 4,400 |
Government Whips—Lords | |
Captain of the Honourable Corps of Gentlemen of Arms | 7,722 |
Captain of the Queen's Bodyguard of the Yeoman of the Guard | 6,072 |
Lords-in-Waiting | 5,522 |
OFFICE-HOLDERS | |
Commons | |
Mr. Speaker | 14,300 |
Leader of the Opposition | 10,450 |
Opposition Chief Whip | 8,250 |
Opposition Whip | 4,400 |
Lords | |
Leader of the Opposition | 4,403 |
Opposition Chief Whip | 3,248 |