HL Deb 13 May 1985 vol 463 cc1012-4WA
Lord O'Hagan

asked Her Majesty's Government:

Whether they will publish a table showing the salaries and allowances of Members of Parliament and British Members of the European Parliament.

The Lord President of the Council (Viscount Whitelaw)

The table below gives the information requested for Members of Parliament in the House of Commons. British Members of the European Parliament receive the same salary as a Member of Parliament in the House of Commons, £16,904 p.a. with effect from 1st January 1985. Dual mandate Members receive one-third (£5,635) in addition to their Member of Parliament's salary.

As my noble friend is aware, the allowances payable to, and expenses which may be claimed by, British Members of the European Parliament are determined and paid directly by the European Parliament itself and information is not held centrally. My noble friend the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster and Minister for the Arts was nevertheless able to provide my noble friend with material on the expenses and allowances of Members of the European Parliament with his reply on 19th December (Official Report, vol. 458, col 720) and the material was also placed in the Library of the House. This material was provided by the United Kingdom Office of the European Parliament who have not received any further information from Luxembourg.

Members of Parliament

Salary

£16,904 p.a. with effect from 1st January 1985.

Notes:

  1. (a) Abated for Ministers.
  2. (b) London Supplement of £908 p.a. for Members representing London constituencies.")

Travel allowances

1. Reimbursement of all travel within United Kingdom on parliamentary business.

2. Reimbursement for 15 return journeys a year to Westminster for Member's spouse and each child under 18.

Mode of transport allowed:

  1. (i) by car, allowance as follows: engine capacity less than 1300 cc 19.2p per mile for first 20,000 miles in each financial year, 12.1p per mile for further mileage; engine capacity more than 1300 cc but less than 2300 cc 28.0p per mile for first 20,000 miles, 15.5 p per mile for further mileage; engine capacity more than 2300 cc 42.0p per mile for first 20,000 miles, 21.0p per mile for further mileage.
  2. (ii) by first class rail.
  3. (iii) by air.
  4. (iv) by sea as necessary.

Subsistence allowances

Allowed for:

  1. (a) Provincial Member with London home staying overnight to carry out parliamentary duties in constituency.
  2. (b) Provincial Member with constituency home staying overnight in London.
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  3. (c) Member with home neither in London nor in constituency, either for nights in London or for nights in the constituency (i.e. not for both).

Allowance: Maximum £6,696 p.a.

Secretarial and Research allowances

Allowed for general office expenses, secretarial and research assistance necessarily and exclusively incurred on Parliamentary duties.

Allowance: Maximum £12,437 p.a.(1)

Pro rata supplement payable in the event of sickness of secretary or research assistant lasting more than four weeks. Additional allowance of up to £1,243 to be paid into an approved pension scheme to provide a pension for Member's employees. Provision for nine return journeys a year between Westminster and constituency for Member's staff engaged on secretarial and/or research duties. 1 To be increased from 1st April 1985, following increases in rates for senior personal secretaries and London weighting for non-industrial civil servants, which are currently under review.