HC Deb 06 July 1979 vol 969 cc752-3W
Mr. Wellbeloved

asked the Prime Minister what is the present remuneration of Ministers and other office holders inclusive of parliamentary salary compared with the full inclusive salary recommended in report No. 12 of the Review

Current salaries Review Body on Top Salaries report No. 12 recommendations Percentage increase
£ £
Prime Minister … … … … … … 25,529 40,000 56.7
Lord Chancellor … … … … … 22,228 37,000 66.5
Mr. Speaker … … … … … … 18,599 32,000 72.1
Cabinet Ministers … … … … … 17,829 32,000 79.5
Ministers in charge of Departments but outside the Cabinet … … … … … … 14,749 27,000 83.1
Ministers of State … … … … … 12,549 24,000 91.3
Parliamentary Secretaries and Under-Secretaries of State … … … … … … … 10,349 20,000 93.3
Attorney-General … … … … … 20,249 33,500 65.4
Solicitor-General … … … … … 16,388 28,000 70.9
Lord Advocate … … … … … … 12,100 28,000 131.4
Solicitor-General for Scotland … … … 12,824 25,000 94.9
House of Commons
Leader of the Opposition … … … … 14,749 29,000 96.6
Parliamentary Secretary to the Treasury (Chief Whip) 14,749 27,000 83.1
Deputy Chief Whip … … … … … 10,142 24,000 136.6
Opposition Chief Whip … … … … 12,849 24,000 86.8
Government Whips … … … … … 9,042 18,000 99.1
Opposition Deputy Chief Whip … … … 11,724 24,000 104.7
Chairman, Ways and Means … … … … 11,724 24,000 104.7
Deputy Chairman, Ways and Means … … 10,349 22,000 112.6
House of Lords
Chief Whip … … … … … … 7,722 17,000 120.2
Deputy Chief Whip … … … … … 6,072 13,000 114.1
Government Whip … … … … … 5,522 11,000 99.2
Opposition Chief Whip … … … … 3,248 11,000 238.7
Chairman of Committees … … … … 7,997 17,000 112.6
Principal Deputy Chairman of Committees … … 6,622 15,000 126.5
Leader of the Opposition in the House of Lords … 4,403 13,000 195.3