Mr. G. DOYLEasked the Chancellor of the Exchequer what are the names, with the annual amounts received, of ex-Cabinet Ministers in receipt of political pensions; if any ex-Ministers have voluntarily surrendered such pensions; what is the total amount already drawn by them; and if and when the payment of such pensions are reviewed?
Mr. YOUNGThe ex-Cabinet Ministers at present in receipt of political pensions are:—
Per annum. The Right Hon. Lord George Hamilton £2,000 The Right Hon. Lord Chaplin £1,200 The total amounts drawn by them are £42,206 9s. 3d. and £23,727 2s. 1d. respectively. In addition, pensions were granted to the following ex-Ministers, but have been resigned by them, namely:—
The Right Hon. J. A. Pease (now Lord Gainford), £1,200 per annum. (Resigned on 5th January, 1916, after drawing £553 0s. 5d.)
The Right Hon. G. W. Balfour, £1,200 per annum. (Resigned on 5th January, 1911, after drawing £6,084 15s. 8d.)