§ Mr. Wigginasked the Lord President of the Council if he will list the salaries and allowances of Members of Parliament or their equivalent in the United Kingdom, America, France, West Germany, Sweden and Japan, respectively.
§ Mr. Edward ShortI regret that current information about the salaries and allowances paid to members of other parliamentary assemblies is not readily available and will need to be especially obtained. I shall write to the hon. Gentleman as soon as the information is to hand. Meanwhile, the hon. Member may wish to refer to Appendix E of the Top
£ thousand 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 Conservative party … … … … 196 178 223 143 122 Aims of Industry … … … … 20 13 34 16 12 Of the other 40 category 1 firms, 23 are excluded from the Department's analysis of company accounts because they are within the public sector; the other 17 firms are outside the scope of the analysis for various reasons, but mostly because they are operating mainly overseas.