HL Deb 10 May 1995 vol 564 c9WA
The Marquess of Ailesbury

asked Her Majesty's Government:

What was the salary of the Prime Minister in 1944; and whether it has increased in real terms since then.

The Lord Privy Seal (Viscount Cranborne)

In 1944 the Prime Minister was paid a salary of £10,000. No reliable RPI figure for 1944 is available. The accepted practice is therefore to use the 1946 RPI figure. On this basis there has been a substantial real terms decrease in the Prime Minister's salary since 1944.