HC Deb 03 August 1978 vol 955 cc657-8W
Mr. du Cann

asked the Lord President of the Council whether, in view of the fact that the sums mentioned in the Ministerial and Other Salaries Order are maxima and not the actual sums payable, he will list in the Official Report the actual rates of salary now in payment in both Houses to each Minister, each office holder, salaried members of the Opposition, and to Mr. Speaker and the Lord Chancellor.

Mr. Foot

The information is given in the following table:

MINISTERS AND OFFICE-HOLDERS' SALARIES EFFECTIVE FROM 31ST JULY 1978
Ministers
£
Prime Minister 22,000
Lord Chancellor 22,228
Lord Privy Seal 14,528
Other Cabinet Ministers 14,300
Senior Ministers not in the Cabinet and Ministers of State:
Commons 8,250 to 10,450
Lords 8,822 to 10,678
Parliamentary Secretaries:
Commons 6,050
Lords 6,622
Law Officers
Attorney-General 15,950
Solicitor-General 12,100
Lord Advocate 12,100
Solicitor-General for Scotland 9,097
Government Whips—Commons
Treasurer of Her Majesty's House hold 5,500
Vice-Chamberlain of Her Majesty's Household 4,400
Comptroller of Her Majesty's House hold 4,400
Lords Commissioners and Assistant Whips 4,400
Government Whips—Lords
Captain of the Honourable Corps of Gentlemen of Arms 7,722
Captain of the Queen's Bodyguard of the Yeoman of the Guard 6,072
Lords-in-Waiting 5,522
OFFICE-HOLDERS
Commons
Mr. Speaker 14,300
Leader of the Opposition 10,450
Opposition Chief Whip 8,250
Opposition Whip 4,400
Lords
Leader of the Opposition 4,403
Opposition Chief Whip 3,248

Note: The Round 1 increase of £312, which was payable only to Junior Ministers in the House of Lords, would have had to have been disclaimed in cases where total earnings from all sources exceeded £8,500 to accord with the pay guidelines.