Question

To ask the Senior Deputy Speaker how many members of House of Lords staff are paid more than the Prime Minister.

One member of House of Lords staff, the Clerk of the Parliaments, is paid more than the Prime Minister. The Clerk of the Parliaments’ salary is linked to the Judicial Salary Group, as published each year by the Government. In 2017-18, the relevant salary group, JG4, was set at £181,566.

Full details of the salaries of all House of Lords Management Board members are published in the remuneration report in each year’s Annual Report and Resource Accounts, which is available on the website: https://www.parliament.uk/business/lords/house-lords-administration/how-the-lords-is-run/business-and-financial-information/business-plans-annual-reports-and-accounts/