§ Mr. BercowTo ask the Secretary of State for International Development what the annual cost was of Ministerial salaries in her Department in(a) 1997–98 and (b) 2001–02. [60943]
§ Clare ShortThe levels of Ministerial salaries are recommended by the Senior Salaries Review Body. From May 1997, in this Department there was one Cabinet Minister at an annual salary of £43,991 and one Parliamentary Under Secretary of State at an annual salary of £23, 623. From June 2001, for the same two posts, the respective salaries were £68,157 and £26,835