§ 36. Brigadier-General COCKERILLasked the Prime Minister how many Ministers have no departmental duties; and what is the total of the salaries paid to such Ministers?
§ The PRIME MINISTERThe Lord Privy Seal and the Minister without Portfolio have no departmental duties, and receive salaries of £5,000 per annum each. The Paymaster-General has no departmental duties, and is unpaid.
Mr. J. JONESWill the right hon. Gentleman state the number of naval and military officers who are drawing salaries without doing any work?
§ The PRIME MINISTERHe certainly has departmental duties, some of them very important.