§ Lord Cocks of Hartcliffeasked Her Majesty's Government:
Which country's Members of the European Parliament have the highest salaries and what is the equivalent in pounds sterling.
§ The Minister of State, Foreign and Commonwealth Office (Baroness Chalker of Wallasey)Members of the European Parliament receive the same salaries as their national counterparts. Those from Italy receive the highest salaries. Their gross annual salary is currently L208 million or £77,084.
§ Lord Cocks of Hartcliffeasked Her Majesty's Government:
What approaches have been made to them by the European Commission following the announcement in The European of 23–29 January of the intention of the President of the European Parliament, Mr. Gil Robes, to use parliamentary funds to supplement the salaries of the lower paid Members of the European Parliament in order to raise them to the level of the highest paid Members of the European Parliament.