§ Mr. Arthur Lewisasked the Chancellor of the Exchequer whether he will give a detailed list in the OFFICIAL REPORT of the salaries now paid to the various Ministers; what additional payments or expenses they receive in the way of cars, telephones, homes, and living away from home expenses; and whether when engaged on official lunches and dinners, any costs are deducted for the same.
§ Mr. NottAs regards the first part of the Question, the information is given in the table below.
I regret that the information for which the hon. Member asks in the second part of the Question is not readily available and could not be obtained without disproportionate expenditure of time and money. Ministers have the use of official cars, etc. to enable them to carry out their official duties; and are paid travelling and subsistence expenses at the rate appropriate to senior civil servants. Subsistence allowance is not paid when a meal is provided.
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Ministerial Office Salary £ Prime Minister and First Lord of the Treasury, and Minister for the Civil Service 20,000 Secretary of State for the Home Department 13,000 Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs 13,000 Lord Chancellor 20,000 Chancellor of the Exchequer 13,000 Secretary of State for Northern Ireland 13,000 Secretary of State for Defence 13,000 Lord President of the Council 13,000 Secretary of State for Social Services 13,000 Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster 13,000 Secretary of State for Education and Science 13,000 Secretary of State for Scotland 13,000 Lord Privy Seal 13,000 Secretary of State for the Environment 13,000 Secretary of State for Wales 13,000 Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food 13,000 Secretary of State for Trade and Industry 13,000 Secretary of State for Employment 13,000 Minister for Trade and Consumer Affairs 9,500 Paymaster General 9,500 Minister for Overseas Development 9,500 285W
Minister for Housing and Construction 9,500 Minister for Transport Industries 9,500 Minister for Local Government and Development 9,500 Minister for Industrial Development 9,500 Minister of Posts and Telecommunications 9,500 Minister for Industry 9,500 Minister for Aerospace 9,500 Minister of State, Foreign and Commonwealth Office (three) 9,500 Minister of State, for Defence 9,500 Minister of State, Department of Health and Social Security 9,500 Chief Secretary to the Treasury 9,500 Parliamentary Secretary to the Treasury 9,500 Financial Secretary to the Treasury 7,500 Minister of State, Treasury 7,500 Minister of State, Home Office 9,500 Minister of State, Home Office 7,500 Minister of State, Welsh Office 7,500 Minister of State, Northern Ireland Office 9,500 Minister of State, Northern Ireland Office (two) 7,500 Minister of State, Department of Employment 7,500 Minister of State, Scottish Office 9,500 Minister of State, Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food 7,500 Minister Without Portfolio 9,500 Parliamentary Secretaries Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food 5,500 Civil Service Department (two) 5,500 Ministry of Defence (three) 5,500 Department of Education and Science (two) 5,500 Department of Employment 5,500 Department of the Environment (four) 5,500 Foreign and Commonwealth Office 5,500 Foreign and Commonwealth Office (Overseas Development) 5,500 Department of Health and Social Security (two) 5,500 Home Office 5,500 Northern Ireland Office 5,500 Scottish Office (three) 5,500 Department of Trade and Industry (four) 5,500 Law Officers Attorney General 14,500 Lord Advocate 11,000 Solicitor General 11,000 Solicitor General for Scotland* 7,750 Government Whips Junior Lord of the Treasury (five) 4,000 Assistant Whip (five) 4,000 Treasurer of the Household 5,000 Comptroller of the Household 4,000 Vice-Chamberlain of the Household 4,000 Captain of the Honourable Corps of Gentlemen-at-Arms 6,500 Captain of the Queen's Bodyguard of the Yeoman of the Guard 5,000 Lord in Waiting (five) 4,500 *Not a Member of Parliament. NOTES:
(i) Ministers who are Members of the House of Commons receive a Parliamentary salary of £3,000 a year.
(ii) Ministers who are Members of the House of Commons are entitled to claim the Members' allowance for secretarial assistance of up to £1,000 a year.
(iii) Ministers, with the exception of those who are provided with an official residence, receive a supplementary London allowance at the rate of £175 a year.
(iv) Ministers in the House of Commons are entitled to claim an allowance of up to £750 a year in respect of expenses incurred by them, as Members, in staying overnight away from their main residence for the purpose of performing their Parliamentary duties.