Ministerial and other Salaries Act 1975
| Act of Parliament | |
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| Long title | An Act to consolidate the enactments relating to the salaries of Ministers and Opposition Leaders and Chief Whips and to other matters connected therewith. |
|---|---|
| Citation | 1975 c. 27 |
| Territorial extent | United Kingdom |
| Dates | |
| Royal assent | 8 May 1975 |
Status: Amended | |
| Text of statute as originally enacted | |
| Revised text of statute as amended | |
The Ministerial and Other Salaries Act 1975 (c. 27) is an act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom that governs the salaries of ministerial and certain other political offices in the UK.
In 2003, a joint public bill committee deemed the act one of "the fundamental parts of constitutional law..."[1]
Salaries[edit]
The act also sets out the salaries of government ministers, government whips, opposition leaders and whips and the speakers of the two houses of Parliament, as set out below:[2][3][Note 1]
Government ministers[edit]
| Salary | Office | Claimed salary (April 2020) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MP | Not MP | MP | Peer | |
| £76,762 | Prime Minister and First Lord of the Treasury | £75,440 | N/A | |
| £68,827 | Chancellor of the Exchequer | £67,505 | N/A | |
| £68,827 | £101,038 | Lord Chancellor | £67,505 | N/A |
| Secretary of State | £67,505 | N/A | ||
| Cabinet members who hold the offices of: | £67,505 | £104,360 | ||
| £33,002 | £78,891 | Non-cabinet members who hold the offices of:
|
£31,680 | £81,485 |
| Ministers in charge of government departments who are not a member of the cabinet and who are not eligible for a salary under any other part of the act | N/A | N/A | ||
| Financial Secretary to the Treasury | £31,680 | N/A | ||
| £23,697 | £68,710 | Parliamentary Secretary (other than Parliamentary Secretary to the Treasury) | £22,375 | £70,969 |
| Salary | Office | Claimed salary (April 2020) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MP | Not MP | MP | Peer | |
| £95,772 | £105,699 | Attorney General for England and Wales | £94,450 | N/A |
| £59,248 | £91,755 | Solicitor General for England and Wales | £57,962 | N/A |
| Advocate General for Scotland | N/A | £94,772 | ||
Government whips[edit]
| Salary | Office | Claimed salary (April 2020) |
|---|---|---|
| £68,827 | Parliamentary Secretary to the Treasury (if the office holder is a member of the cabinet) | £31,680 |
| £33,002 | Parliamentary Secretary to the Treasury (if the office holder is not a member of the cabinet) | |
| Treasurer of Her Majesty's Household | £31,680 | |
| £19,239 | Comptroller of Her Majesty's Household | £17,917 |
| Vice-Chamberlain of Her Majesty's Household | £17,917 | |
| Junior Lord of the Treasury | £17,917 | |
| Assistant Whip, House of Commons | £17,917 |
| Salary | Office | Claimed salary (April 2020) |
|---|---|---|
| £78,891 | Captain of the Honourable Corps of Gentlemen-at-Arms | £81,485 |
| £68,710 | Captain of the Queen's Bodyguard of the Yeoman of the Guard | £70,969 |
| £63,537 | Lord in Waiting | £65,625 |
Opposition leaders and whips[edit]
| Salary | Office | |
|---|---|---|
| MP | Not MP | |
| £63,098 | £68,710 | Leader of the Opposition |
| £33,002 | £63,537 | Chief Opposition Whip |
| £19,239 | N/A | Assistant Opposition Whip |
Speakers in the House of Commons and the House of Lords[edit]
| Salary | Office |
|---|---|
| £75,776 | Speaker of the House of Commons |
| £101,038 | Lord Speaker |
Limits[edit]
The act explicitly imposes numerical limits over one on the following ministerial salaries:[4]
| Offices | Limit |
|---|---|
| Prime Minister and First Lord of the Treasury | 21 |
| Chancellor of the Exchequer | |
| Secretary of State[Note 2] | |
| Lord President of the Council (if a member of the Cabinet) | |
| Lord Privy Seal (if a member of the Cabinet) | |
| Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster (if a member of the Cabinet) | |
| Paymaster General (if a member of the Cabinet) | |
| Chief Secretary to the Treasury (if a member of the Cabinet) | |
| Parliamentary Secretary to the Treasury (if a member of the Cabinet) | |
| Minister of State[Note 2] (if a member of the Cabinet) | |
| Prime Minister and First Lord of the Treasury | 50 |
| Chancellor of the Exchequer | |
| Secretary of State[Note 2] | |
| Lord President of the Council | |
| Lord Privy Seal | |
| Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster | |
| Paymaster General | |
| Chief Secretary to the Treasury | |
| Parliamentary Secretary to the Treasury | |
| Minister of State[Note 2] | |
| Ministers in charge of government departments who are not a member of the cabinet and who are not eligible for a salary under any other part of the act | |
| Financial Secretary to the Treasury | |
| Prime Minister and First Lord of the Treasury | 83 |
| Chancellor of the Exchequer | |
| Secretary of State[Note 2] | |
| Lord President of the Council | |
| Lord Privy Seal | |
| Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster | |
| Paymaster General | |
| Chief Secretary to the Treasury | |
| Parliamentary Secretary to the Treasury | |
| Minister of State[Note 2] | |
| Ministers in charge of government departments who are not a member of the cabinet and who are not eligible for a salary under any other part of the act | |
| Financial Secretary to the Treasury | |
| Parliamentary Secretary[Note 2] | |
| Junior Lord of the Treasury[Note 2] | 5 |
| Assistant Whip, House of Commons[Note 2] | 7 |
| Lord in Waiting[Note 2] | 5 |
The act also explicitly imposes the following limit over one:[5]
| Office | Limit |
|---|---|
| Assistant Opposition Whip, House of Commons | 2 |
See also[edit]
Notes[edit]
- ^ Some salaries set out in the act are different depending on whether the office holder is a Member of Parliament or not. Office holders who are MPs also receive a salary by virtue of that role. Such salaries are designated in the tables below under the headers of "MP" and "Peer", respectively.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j Office explicitly capable of having multiple concurrent salaried holders.
References[edit]
- ^ Joint Committee on the Draft Civil Contingencies Bill (28 November 2003). "Draft Civil Contingencies Bill" (PDF). Parliament. pp. 48–9. Retrieved 18 August 2021.
- ^ Ministerial and other Salaries Act 1975, ss 1(2), 1(3), 1(3A), sch 1 and sch 2.
- ^ "Salaries of Members of Her Majesty's Government – Financial Year 2020-21" (PDF). Government of the United Kingdom. Retrieved 18 August 2021.
- ^ Ministerial and other Salaries Act 1975, sch 1 s 2.
- ^ Ministerial and other Salaries Act 1975, sch 2 s 2.