HL Deb 16 June 1975 vol 361 cc758-60WA
Baroness WOOTTON

of ABINGER asked Her Majesty's Government:

What are the salaries of the Chairman, Deputy Chairman and Members of:—

  1. (a) The Royal Commission on the Distribution of Incomes and Wealth; and
  2. (b) The Royal Commission on the Press.

The LORD PRIVY SEAL (Lord Shepherd)

The salaries are as follows:—

  1. (a) Royal Commission on the Distribution of Incomes and Wealth—Chairman—£16,350 per annum plus threshold payments amounting to approximately £229 per annum. Members—£1,000 per annum.
  2. (b)Royal Commission on the Press—Chairman—the appropriate propor- 760 tion of his professional salary plus £1,500 per annum in recognition of loss of other earnings. Members—Nil.

No Deputy Chairman has been appointed either Royal Commission.

House adjourned at four minutes to seven o'clock.