HC Deb 13 March 1923 vol 161 cc1292-3W
Major WARING

asked the Under-Secretary of State for War the amount of the salary and allowances paid to each member of the present Army Council, including the two civil secretaries, and the salaries and allowances of each member of the Army Council in 1913?

Lieut.-Colonel GUINNESS

The particulars are as follow:

Total Emoluments
Now. £
Secretary of State 5,000
Under-Secretary of State 1,500
Chief of the Imperial General Staff 5,000
Adjutant-General (Lieut.-General) 3,287
Quartermaster-General (Lieut.-General) 3,287
Master-General of the Ordnance (Lieut.-General) 3,287
Finance Member 1,500
Two Joint Secretaries, namely, Secretary of the War Office and Secretary (Finance)* 6,000
£28,861
Total Emoluments.
1913. £
Secretary of State 5,000
Under-Secretary of State 1,500
Chief of the Imperial General Staff (General) 3,000
Adjutant-General (Lieut.-General) 2,500
Quartermaster-General (Major-General) 2,000
Master-General of the Ordnance (Major-General) 2,000
Finance Member 1,500
£17,500
*These posts existed in 1913 as Secretary of the War Office (£2,000); Assistant Financial Secretary (£1,500);

but they were not then members of the Army Council.