HC Deb 18 June 1981 vol 6 cc398-9W
Mr. Wellbeloved

asked the Prime Minister if she will publish in the Official Report details of the percentage increase in combined ministerial and parliamentary salary for each category of ministerial office holder in her Administration since she assumed office as Prime Minister.

The Prime Minister

The information is set out in the following table:

Office Ministerial Salary May 1979 Parliamentary Salary Total Ministerial Salary June 1981 Parliamentary Salary Total Percentage Increase
Prime Minister 22,000 3,529 25,529 *27,825 8,130 35,955 40.8
Lord Chancellor 22,228 — 22,228 *27,825 — 27,825 25.2
Cabinet Minister (Commons) 14,300 3,529 17,829 27,825 8,130 35,955 101.7
Cabinet Minister (Lords) 14,528 — 14,528 27,825 — 27,825 91.5
Minister of State (Commons) 8,250 4,299 12,549 19,775 8,130 27,905 122.4
Minister of State (Lords) 8,822 — 8,822 23,275 — 23,275 163.8
Parliamentary Secretaries (Commons) 6,050 4,299 10,349 15,100 8,130 23,230 124.5
Parliamentary Secretaries (Lords) 6,622 — 6,622 18,600 — 18,600 180.9
Attorney General 15,950 4,299 20,249 29,525 8,130 37,655 86.0
Solicitor General 12,100 4,299 16,399 24,375 8,130 32,505 98.2
Lord Advocate 12,100 — 12,100 27,875 — 27,875 130.4
Solicitor-General for Scotland 8,525 4,299 12,824 20,925 8,130 29,055 126.6
HOUSE OF COMMONS
Parliamentary Secretary to the Treasury (Chief Whip) 10,450 4,299 14,749 23,225 8,130 31,355 112.6
Deputy Chief Whip 5,500 4,642 10,142 19,775 8,130 27,905 175.1
Government Whips 4,400 4,642 9,042 12,775 8,130 20,905 131.2
HOUSE OF LORDS Chief Whip 7,722 — 7,722 23,275 — 23,275 201.4
Deputy Chief Whip 6,072 — 6,072 18,600 — 18,600 206.3
Government Whips 5,522 — 5,522 16,275 — 16,275 194.7
*These salaries are those actually in payment. The salaries which may be paid under the Ministerial and other Salaries Order 1981 and those for pension purposes are £36,725 for the Prime Minister and £44,500 for the Lord Chancellor.