Ministerial and other Salaries Act 1975

2In 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 21 salaries are paid at the same time in accordance with Part I above ;

(b)Minister of State, so long as not more than 50 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 83 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.