§ 82. Mr. John Pageasked the Minister for the Civil Service if he will publish a table showing by Ministerial rank how many members of both Houses of Parliament were holding paid Government positions in January, 1964, and January, 1969; and what was the total annual cost of Ministerial salaries at those dates.
§ Mrs. Judith HartThe information is as follows:
Number of Ministerial Appointments January, 1964 Number of Ministerial Appointments January, 1969 Cabinet Ministers 23 23 Other Senior Ministers (including the Law Officers) 10 8 Ministers of State 9* 22† Treasury Secretaries, Secretary for Technical Co-operation, Parliamentary Under-Secretaries of State, Parliamentary Secretaries of State 35 34 Government Whips 13 18‡ Total paid appointments 90 105 Estimated Total cost of Ministerial salaries§ £336,400 £597,475 * Excluding 2 Ministers of State in the Cabinet. † Excluding 1 Minister of State in the Cabinet. ‡ Including 5 Assistant Whips not paid in 1964, § The percentage change is 77 per cent. of which at least 60 per cent. is accounted for by the increases in Ministerial salaries implemented on 1st April, 1965, following—but halving—the recommendations of the Committee on the Remuneration of Ministers and Members of Parliament.