§ Mr. Fieldasked the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster if he will list the value of an hon. Member's salary as a percentage of (a) the first point in the assistant secretary's salary and (b) the mid-point in that scale for each year since 1945.
§ Mr. St. John-StevasThe following table gives the information requested as at 1 January each year since 1945:
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year (a) MPs' salary Assistant Secretaries' salary (a) as a percentage of (b) (a) as a percentage of (c) (b) 1st point (c) Mid-point £ £ £ 1970 3,250 4,045 4,623 80 70 1971 3,250 5,000 5,650 65 58 1972 4,500 5,350 6,313 84 71 1973 4,500 5,350 6,313 84 71 1974 4,500 6,300 7,319 71 61 1975 4,500 8,260 9,415 54 48 1976 5,750 8,650 9,825 66 59 1977 6,062 8,650 9,825 70 62 1978 6,270 †8,858.80 †10,033.80 71 62 1979 6,897 10,043 11,158 69 62 1980 9,450 14,250 15,625 66 60 1980 (1 July)‡ 11,750 16,500 18,000 71 65 * In addition a £2 per day Sessional allowance was paid from 24 June 1954 until 30 July 1957. †lncludes the £4 per week supplement paid to civil servants which was in addition to basic pay. The figures quoted are not therefore from a recognised salary scale. The supplement paid to MPs formed part of their basic pay. ‡Current position.