§ Lord Freybergasked Her Majesty's Government:
Further to the Written answer by Lord McIntosh of Haringey on 2 February (WA 82), how many "out-of-hours" visits were made to each of the Natural History Museum, the Victoria & Albert Museum, the Wallace Collection and the National Museums on Merseyside, in each of the past five years. [HL524]
§ Lord McIntosh of HaringeyThe table set out below lists the number of "out-of-hours" visits to each of the Natural History Museum, the Victoria & Albert Museum and the Wallace Collection in each of the past five years where details are available. The figures for the National Museums & Galleries on Merseyside are not readily available and can only be obtained at disproportionate cost.
Commons expressed as a percentage of national average earnings. [HL313]
§ Lord McIntosh of HaringeyFigures for national average earnings are only available since 1970.
The table shows the annual salary of a Back-Bench Member of the House of Commons since 1945 compared to national average earnings from 1970 onwards.
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Year Member's salary (£) Average3 Earnings (£) Percentage of average earnings 1945 600 — — 1950 1,000 — — 1955 1,0001 — — 1960 1,7502 — — 1965 3,250 — — 1970 3,250 1,357 239.5 1975 5,750 2,808 204.8 1980 11,750 5,730 205.1 1985 16,904 8,892 190.1 1990 26,701 13,681 195.2 1995 33,189 17,488 189.8 1997 43,6454 19,115 228.3 1 Plus £2 a day Sessional Allowance. 2Includes £750 in lieu of Sessional Allowance. 3Average gross weekly earnings of full-time employees (from New Earnings Survey carried out each April) multiplied by 52. 4Salary based on figure of £43,000 from I January—31 March: and £43,860 from 1 April—31 December.