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Written question asked by Greg Knight (Conservative) on Tuesday, 2 November 2010, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Tuesday, 9 November 2010. It was answered by Stuart Bell (Labour) on Tuesday, 9 November 2010 on behalf of the House of Commons Commission.


House of Commons: Pay

Question
To ask the hon. Member for Middlesbrough, representing the House of Commons Commission, how many staff employed in the House of Commons Service on 1 November 2010 earned as much as or more than an hon. Member; and what the (a) posts and (b) current salaries are of such staff.
Answer

The basic salary payable to Members is £65,738 per annum as at 1 November 2010. At that date, 78 staff were paid an annual salary above this figure. A list of the posts in the Senior Commons Structure and at pay band Al, which have pay maxima higher than Members' current salary, will be placed in the Library, together with the individual pay of SCS2 and SCS3 staff in £5,000 bands. Details of the staff pay bands and staff pay arrangements are available on the parliamentary intranet. The salaries of Members of the Board of Management are disclosed in the House of Commons: Administration annual accounts.


Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
22511; 518 c221-2W
Session
2010-12
Related items
Deposited Paper DEP2010-1959
Tuesday, 9 November 2010
Deposited papers
House of Commons
Subjects
House of Commons Pay
Link
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