HC Deb 12 July 1939 vol 349 cc2217-8
8. Mr. Bellenger

asked the Prime Minister why the emoluments to be drawn by Lord Perth in his present office exceed the salary of his old office as His Majesty's Ambassador?

Mr. Butler

Lord Perth's total emoluments in his present office are appreciably less than those which he received in Rome.

Mr. Bellenger

Will the right hon. Gentleman say what was the salary enjoyed by Lord Perth, as I asked in the question?

Mr. Butler

The salary of Lord Perth in Rome was £ 2,500. In addition, he received frais de représentation which amounted to a considerable sum.

Mr. Bellenger

Will the right hon. Gentleman say whether, in basing Lord Perth's salary, not only his ordinary salary of £ 2,500 a year was taken into account, but these additional emoluments to which the right hon. Gentleman has just referred?

Mr. Butler

All those considerations were borne in mind when Lord Perth's present emoluments were considered and decided.

Captain Alan Graham

Is not the work achieved more important than the salary?