Ministerial and other Salaries Act 1975
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SCHEDULE 1 Ministerial Salaries
Section 1. Part 1 Office | Salary (£) Prime Minister and First Lord of the Treasury | 83,837 Chancellor of the Exchequer | 75,170 Salary if the holder is a member of the House of Commons (£) | Salary if the holder is not a member of the House of Commons (£) Secretary of State Any of the following offices for so long as the holder is a member of the Cabinet— (a) Lord President of the Council (b) Lord Privy Seal (c) Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster (d) Paymaster General (e) Chief Secretary to the Treasury (f) Parliamentary Secretary to the Treasury (g) Minister of State | 75,170 | 110,351 Part 2 Office | Salary if the holder is a member of the House of Commons (£) | Salary if the holder is not a member of the House of Commons (£) 1. Any of the offices listed at (a) to (g) of Part 1 for so long as the holder is not a member of the Cabinet 2. Minister in charge of a public department of His Majesty’s Government in the United Kingdom who is not a member of the Cabinet, and who is not eligible for a salary under any other provision of this Act 3. Financial Secretary to the Treasury | 36,045 | 86,162 Part 3 Office | Salary if the holder is a member of the House of Commons (£) | Salary if the holder is not a member of the House of Commons (£) Attorney General | 104,599 | 115,440 Solicitor General | 64,706 | 100,211 Advocate General for Scotland | 64,706 | 100,211 Part 4 Office | Salary if the holder is a member of the House of Commons (£) | Salary if the holder is not a member of the House of Commons (£) Parliamentary Secretary other than Parliamentary Secretary to the Treasury | 25,882 | 75,043 Treasurer of His Majesty’s Household | 36,045 Comptroller of His Majesty’s Household Vice-Chamberlain of His Majesty’s Household Junior Lord of the Treasury Assistant Whip, House of Commons | 21,021 Captain of the Honourable Corps of Gentlemen-at-Arms | 86,162 Captain of the King’s Bodyguard of the Yeoman of the Guard | 75,043 Lord in Waiting | 69,392 Part V 1 (1) The salary to be paid to the holder of any office mentioned above in this Schedule shall be of the annual amount provided for ... (2) The date on which the holder of any office listed at (a) to (g) in Part I above becomes or ceases to be a member of the Cabinet shall be notified in the London Gazette, and any such notification (whether before or after the passing of this Act) shall be conclusive evidence for the purposes of this Schedule. (3) For the purposes of this Schedule a person is a member of the House of Commons for the period beginning with the day after the day of the poll for the parliamentary election at which the person is elected, and ending with— (a) if the person is a member immediately before Parliament is dissolved, the day of the poll for the parliamentary general election which follows the dissolution; (b) otherwise, the day on which the person ceases to be a member. 2 In the case of the following offices a salary may be paid to more than one holder of the office at the same time, subject to the limitations expressed below, that is to say— (a) Secretary of State, so long as not more than 22 salaries are paid at the same time in accordance with Part I above; (b) Minister of State, so long as not more than 54 salaries are paid at the same time in accordance with Parts I and II above; (c) Parliamentary Secretary other than Parliamentary Secretary to the Treasury, so long as not more than 94 salaries are paid at the same time in accordance with Parts I and II above taken together with salaries to any Parliamentary Secretary in accordance with Part IV above; (d) Junior Lord of the Treasury, so long as not more than 5 salaries are paid at the same time; (e) Assistant Whip, House of Commons, so long as not more than 7 salaries are paid at the same time; (f) Lord in Waiting, so long as not more than 5 salaries are paid at the same time.
SCHEDULE 1 Ministerial Salaries
Section 1. Part 1 Office | Salary (£) Prime Minister and First Lord of the Treasury | 83,837 Chancellor of the Exchequer | 75,170 Salary if the holder is a member of the House of Commons (£) | Salary if the holder is not a member of the House of Commons (£) Secretary of State Any of the following offices for so long as the holder is a member of the Cabinet— (a) Lord President of the Council (b) Lord Privy Seal (c) Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster (d) Paymaster General (e) Chief Secretary to the Treasury (f) Parliamentary Secretary to the Treasury (g) Minister of State | 75,170 | 110,351 Part 2 Office | Salary if the holder is a member of the House of Commons (£) | Salary if the holder is not a member of the House of Commons (£) 1. Any of the offices listed at (a) to (g) of Part 1 for so long as the holder is not a member of the Cabinet 2. Minister in charge of a public department of His Majesty’s Government in the United Kingdom who is not a member of the Cabinet, and who is not eligible for a salary under any other provision of this Act 3. Financial Secretary to the Treasury | 36,045 | 86,162 Part 3 Office | Salary if the holder is a member of the House of Commons (£) | Salary if the holder is not a member of the House of Commons (£) Attorney General | 104,599 | 115,440 Solicitor General | 64,706 | 100,211 Advocate General for Scotland | 64,706 | 100,211 Part 4 Office | Salary if the holder is a member of the House of Commons (£) | Salary if the holder is not a member of the House of Commons (£) Parliamentary Secretary other than Parliamentary Secretary to the Treasury | 25,882 | 75,043 Treasurer of His Majesty’s Household | 36,045 Comptroller of His Majesty’s Household Vice-Chamberlain of His Majesty’s Household Junior Lord of the Treasury Assistant Whip, House of Commons | 21,021 Captain of the Honourable Corps of Gentlemen-at-Arms | 86,162 Captain of the King’s Bodyguard of the Yeoman of the Guard | 75,043 Lord in Waiting | 69,392 Part V 1 (1) The salary to be paid to the holder of any office mentioned above in this Schedule shall be of the annual amount provided for ... (2) The date on which the holder of any office listed at (a) to (g) in Part I above becomes or ceases to be a member of the Cabinet shall be notified in the London Gazette, and any such notification (whether before or after the passing of this Act) shall be conclusive evidence for the purposes of this Schedule. (3) For the purposes of this Schedule a person is a member of the House of Commons for the period beginning with the day after the day of the poll for the parliamentary election at which the person is elected, and ending with— (a) if the person is a member immediately before Parliament is dissolved, the day of the poll for the parliamentary general election which follows the dissolution; (b) otherwise, the day on which the person ceases to be a member. 2 In the case of the following offices a salary may be paid to more than one holder of the office at the same time, subject to the limitations expressed below, that is to say— (a) Secretary of State, so long as not more than 22 salaries are paid at the same time in accordance with Part I above; (b) Minister of State, so long as not more than 54 salaries are paid at the same time in accordance with Parts I and II above; (c) Parliamentary Secretary other than Parliamentary Secretary to the Treasury, so long as not more than 94 salaries are paid at the same time in accordance with Parts I and II above taken together with salaries to any Parliamentary Secretary in accordance with Part IV above; (d) Junior Lord of the Treasury, so long as not more than 5 salaries are paid at the same time; (e) Assistant Whip, House of Commons, so long as not more than 7 salaries are paid at the same time; (f) Lord in Waiting, so long as not more than 5 salaries are paid at the same time.
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