§ Mr. BercowTo ask the Secretary of State for Health what the annual cost was of ministerial salaries in his Department in(a) 1997–98 and (b)s 2001–02. [60935]
§ Mr. LammyThe level of ministerial salaries are recommended by the Senior Salaries Review Body. The figures below exclude the salaries House of Commons Ministers receive as Members of Parliament.
From May 1997 to July 1998, in this Department there was one Cabinet Minister at an annual salary of £43,991; two Ministers of State at an annual salary of £31,125; one Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State at an annual salary of £23,623; and one Minister of State (House of Lords) at an annual salary of £51,838.
From June 2001, there was one Cabinet Minister at an annual salary of £68,157; two Ministers of State at an annual salary of £35,356; two Parliamentary Under-Secretaries of State at an annual salary of £26,835; and one Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State (House of Lords) at an annual salary of £60,961.