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| Who Gets Paid What
Government Ministers can be paid a salary of between £189,994 and £87,493 depending on their seniority. Select Committee Chairs and the 24 members of the Chairman's Panel are paid an additional sum of up to £13,713 over and above the MP basic salary. The Leader of the Opposition and their Chief and Deputy Whips receive salaries of between £132,317 and £87,493. Opposition front bench spokesman and women receive "short money" to fund their offices. This is money that is made available to all opposition parties that secured either two seats or one seat and more than 150,000 votes at the previous General Election. The amount payable to qualifying parties is currently £13,356 for every seat won plus £26.67 for every 200 votes gained by the party. Opposition parties also receive £146,714 for travel expenses which is apportioned out using the same formula. The Leader of the Opposition's office is also funded via short money and £622,223 was made available for this in 2007/2008. In 2007/2008 the Conservatives received £3,816,074.00 for their offices plus £95,703.79 for travel costs. Meanwhile in the same period the Liberal Democrats received £1,626,225.00 for their offices plus £40,784.30 for travel costs. Backbench MPs were paid £64,766 from 1 April 2009 onwards. Dan Norris is paid £64,766 annually. This is his only paid job. As a salaried member of the government between 2001 and 2003 Dan Norris received a total of £2,976 London Supplement. |