Ministerial and Other Salaries Act 1975
The Ministerial and Other Salaries Act 1975 is an Act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom that governs the salaries of ministerial and certain other political offices in the UK.
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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. |
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| 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| Text of statute as originally enacted | |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 | |
In 2004, the Joint Committee of the House of Commons and House of Lords named this Act a 'fundamental part of the constitutional law' of the UK.[1]
Limits to the salaried holders of certain offices
The Act dictates that multiple salaries can be paid out to the holders of the six following offices at the same time, but only up to a certain number:
| Office | Salaried limit |
|---|---|
| Secretary of State | 21 |
| Minister of State | 50 |
| Parliamentary Secretary (other than Parliamentary Secretary to the Treasury) | 83 |
| Junior Lord of the Treasury | 5 |
| Assistant Whip, House of Commons | 7 |
| Lord in Waiting | 5 |
Salaries
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.
Some salaries set out in the Act are different depending on whether the office holder is an Member of Parliament or not. Office holders who are MPs also recieve a salary by virtue of that role. Such salaries are designated in the tables below under the headers of "MP" and "Not MP", respectively:
Government ministers
| Salary | Office | |
|---|---|---|
| MP | Not MP | |
| £76,762 | Prime Minister and First Lord of the Treasury | |
| £68,827 | Chancellor of the Exchequer | |
| £68,827 | £101,038 | Lord Chancellor |
| Secretary of State | ||
Cabinet members who hold the offices of:
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| £33,002 | £78,891 | Non-cabinet members who hold the offices of:
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| 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 this Act | ||
| Financial Secretary to the Treasury | ||
| £23,697 | £68,710 | Parliamentary Secretary (other than Parliamentary Secretary to the Treasury) |
| Salary | Office | |
|---|---|---|
| MP | Not MP | |
| £95,772 | £105,699 | Attorney General for England and Wales |
| £59,248 | £91,755 | Solicitor General for England and Wales |
| Advocate General for Scotland | ||
Government whips
| Salary | Office |
|---|---|
| £68,827 | Parliamentary Secretary to the Treasury (if the office holder is a member of the cabinet) |
| £33,002 | Parliamentary Secretary to the Treasury (if the office holder is not a member of the cabinet) |
| Treasurer of Her Majesty's Household | |
| £19,239 | Comptroller of Her Majesty's Household |
| Vice-Chamberlain of Her Majesty's Household | |
| Junior Lord of the Treasury | |
| Assistant Whip, House of Commons |
| Salary | Office |
|---|---|
| £78,891 | Captain of the Honourable Corps of Gentlemen-at-Arms |
| £68,710 | Captain of the Queen's Bodyguard of the Yeoman of the Guard |
| £63,537 | Lord in Waiting |
Opposition leaders and whips
| 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
| Salary | Office |
|---|---|
| £75,776 | Speaker of the House of Commons |
| £101,038 | Lord Speaker |