§ 19. Mr. Lewisasked the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs if he will give the number of his staff who, on Tuesday, 5th March, 1957, have not received an increase in their salaries, since the date upon which Members of Parliament last received an increase in their salaries.
§ Mr. Selwyn LloydSo far as the United Kingdom based staff are concerned, none, Sir.
§ Mr. LewisI welcome that reply, but may I ask the right hon. and learned Gentleman whether he is aware that today Members of Parliament are only half as well paid, relatively, as were Members of Parliament in 1911? May we have an assurance that, with the exception of the Minister, no one in his Department is in that deplorable position?
§ Mr. H. FraserWill my right hon. and learned Friend inform the House when the salary of the Foreign Secretary was last raised?
§ Mr. LloydCertainly the date of 1911 which the hon. Member for West Ham, North (Mr. Lewis) mentioned is perfectly safe. I do not think that the Minister has had an increase in his pay packet for forty-five years.