Ministerial Incomes (Hansard, 10 February 1997)

HC Deb 10 February 1997 vol 290 c24W 24W

§ Sir Terence Higgins
To ask the Prime Minister how his salary compares in percentage terms, after adjusting for inflation, with that of the Prime Minister of 30 years ago; what is the corresponding figure for Cabinet Ministers; and how much average real incomes for the population as a whole have increased in percentage terms over the same period. [15018]

§ The Prime Minister
The information requested is as follows:

Prime Minister's salary: decrease 48.3 per cent.

Cabinet Minister's salary: decrease 36 per cent.

Average earnings: increase 66.7 per cent.

All percentages are adjusted for inflation and are taken between December 1970—the earliest for which average earnings information is available—and December 1996.