§ Mr. Frank FieldTo ask the Lord President of the Council if he will give the basic salary, and dates on which it applied, for hon. Members' pay and Ministers' pay, including the Prime Minister, for the period 1 January 1970 until the present.
§ Mr. MacGregorThe information requested is as follows:
Parliamentary salaries since 1970 Full Parliamentary salary Reduced Parliamentary salary £ £ 16 October 3,250 1,250 1 January 1972 4,500 3,000 13 June 1976 5,750 13,000–3,700 13 June 1976 6,062 3,000–4,012 13 June 1977 6,270 3,208–4,222 13 June 1978 6,897 3,529–4,642 13 June 1979 9,450 5,265–5,820 13 June 1980 10,725 6,130–6,410 13 June 1981 13,150 7,670 13 June 1982 14,510 8,460 13 June 1983 15,308 9,543 1 January 1984 16,106 10,626 1 January 1985 16,904 11,709 1 January 1986 17,702 12,792 1 January 1987 18,500 13,875 1 January 1988 22,548 16,911 1 January 1989 24,107 18,148 1 January 1990 26,701 20,101 1 Between 1975 and 1980, Ministers received differing amounts of reduced Parliamentary salary according to their office.