HC Deb 16 November 1989 vol 160 cc485-6W
Sir David Price

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer how many civil servants are currently receiving annual salaries in excess of those received by(a) the Prime Minister, (b) Cabinet Ministers, (c) Parliamentary Under-Secretaries and (d) Back-Bench honourable Members of Parliament.

Mr. Ryder

[holding answer 13 November 1989]: It is not possible to provide exact figures. Approximate figures are as follows:

Office Current salary1 (as at 1 January 1989) Approximate numbers of non-industrial civil servants earning in excess of column (2) (as at 1 August 1989)
(1) (2) (3)
Prime Minister 364,257 50
Cabinet Minister
Commons 52,627 60
Lords 41,997 380
Parliamentary Under-Secretary
Commons 36,367 1,120
Lords 30,647 6,000
Member of Parliament 24,107 13,200
1 Includes the reduced Parliamentary salary of £18,148 where appropriate.
2SIP as at 1 July 1989 around 567,000.
3The Prime Minister only accepts the same salary as a Cabinet Minister in the Commons.

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