To ask the hon. Member for North Devon, representing the House of Commons Commission how many posts in the House of Commons attracted a salary in excess of the basic salary of an hon. Member; what the job titles are of those posts; and what the salary is in each case. (112841)

The basic salary payable to Members is £60,277 per annum. At 31 December 2006, 79 staff were paid an annual salary in excess of this figure. A list of posts in the Senior Commons Structure and at pay band Al, which have pay maxima higher than Members’ current salary, will be placed in the Library. Details of staff pay bands and staff pay arrangements are available on the parliamentary intranet. The salaries of Members of the Board of Management are disclosed in the House of Commons: Administration annual accounts.