HC Deb 26 March 1979 vol 965 c76W
Rev. Ian Paisley

asked the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what were the salary and expenses, respectively, of EEC Commissioner Richard Burke expressed in £ sterling in 1978.

Mr. Judd

An EEC Commissioner's basic annual salary, expressed in £ sterling and with effect from 1 July 1978, is £57,569 gross, £38,364 after tax. A Commissioner is also entitled to tax-free allowances totalling £14,444 plus an allowance of £739 for each child.

As regards representational expenses, I refer the hon. Member to my reply given to my right hon. Friend the Member for Battersea, North (Mr. Jay) on 14 February 1979. —[Vol. 962, c. 556.]