§ Mr. BercowTo ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what the annual cost was of ministerial salaries in his Department in(a) 1997–98 and (b) 2001–02. [609341
§ Mr. Mike O'BrienThe level of ministerial salaries is recommended by the Senior Salaries Review Body. From May 1997, there were at the FCO one Cabinet Minister, at an annual salary cost of £43,991; three Ministers of State, at annual salaries totalling 1 14,088; and two Parliamentary Under-Secretaries of State, at annual salaries totalling £67,255. Since June 2001, the FCO has had one Cabinet Minister, at an annual salary cost of £68,157; three Ministers of State, at annual salaries totalling £140,995; and two Parliamentary Under-Secretaries of State, at annual salaries totalling £87,796.
Those Ministers who are Members of the House of Commons also receive the full parliamentary salary, in recognition of their continuing constituency duties.