HC Deb 31 October 1990 vol 178 c581W
Mr. John Garrett

To ask the Lord President of the Council if he will list in sterling the annual salaries of the members of the parliamentary assemblies of the Federal Republic of Germany, France, Spain, the Netherlands, Italy and Sweden.

Sir Geoffrey Howe

The information requested is as follows:

Federal German Republic

Member of the Bundestag—DM 115,968 (£39,178). All taxable.

France

Deputy in the National Assembly—FFr 436,824 (£44,096) of which 45 per cent. (FFr 196,571 (£19,843)) is tax free.

Netherlands

Member of the Second Chamber of the States-General—Hfl 103,355 (£30,985). All taxable.

Italy

Member of the Council of Deputies—Lira 118,200,000 (£53,310) of which 30 per cent. (Lira 35,460,000 (£15,993)) is tax free.

Sweden

Riksdagsman—Swedish Krona 259,500 (£23,624). All taxable.

Note: The sterling figures calculated using rates of exchange at the close of business on Monday 29 October 1990.

No information is available regarding parliamentary salaries of Deputies in the Spanish Congress.