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Mr. Arthur Lewis
asked the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster whether he
| Operative date | Parliamentary salary £ | Percentage increase over previous year | Equivalent in December 1979 real terms* £ | |||
| 1 April 1946 | … | … | … | 1,000 | — | 8,140 |
| 24 May 1954 | … | … | … | 1,250 (including sessional allowance) | 25·0 | 7,020 |
| 1 July 1957 | … | … | … | 1,750 | 40·0 | 8,820 |
| 16 October 1964 | … | … | … | 3,250 | 85·7 | 13,820 |
| 1 January 1972 | … | … | … | 4,500† | 38·5 | 13,000 |
| 13 June 1975 | … | … | … | 5,750† | 27·8 | 10,040 |
| 13 June 1976 | … | … | … | 6,062 | 5·4 | 9,300 |
| 13 June 1977 | … | … | … | 6,270† | 3·4 | 8,180 |
| 13 June 1978 | … | … | … | 6,897† | 10·0 | 8,370 |
| 13 June 1979 | … | … | … | 9,450† | 37·0 | 10,300 |
| * As measured by the movement in the Consumers' expenditure deflator for the period 1946 to 1962 and the General Index of Retail Prices from 1962 to 1979. | ||||||
| † Members' remuneration prior to 1972 contained an unquantifiable element to cover their expenses. Separate allowances for these expenses have been payable since 1972. | ||||||