http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1975/27

SCHEDULE 1 Ministerial Salaries

Section 1.

Office	Salary
	£
Part I
Prime Minister and First Lord of the Treasury	F1100,000
Chancellor of the Exchequer	F177,963
Secretary of State	F177,963
F2. . .	F2. . .
Any of the following offices for so long as the holder is a member of the Cabinet:—	F1 77,963
(a) Lord President of the Council;	F177,963
(b) Lord Privy Seal;	F177,963
(c) Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster;	F177,963
(d) Paymaster General;	F177,963
(e) Chief Secretary to the Treasury;	F177,963
(f) Parliamentary Secretary to the Treasury;	F177,963
(g)Minister of State	F1 77,963
Part II
1. Any of the offices listed at F3(a) to (f) in Part I above for so long as the holder is not a member of the Cabinet	F431,125 - 50, 838
2. Minister in charge of a public department of Her 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	F431,125-50,838
3. Financial Secretary to the Treasury	F431,125 - 50,838
F54. Minister of State for so long as the holder is not a member of the Cabinet:	F5 Maximum 64,426 Minimum 31,125
Part III
Attorney General	F6£63,756
F7. . .	F7. . .
Solicitor General	F8 £78,072
F9Advocate General for Scotland	F10£56,031
F7. . .	F7. . .
Part IV
Captain of the Honourable Corps of Gentlemen-at-Arms	F1164,426
Parliamentary Secretary other than Parliamentary Secretary to the Treasury	F1255,631
Captain of the Queen’s Bodyguard of the Yeoman of the Guard	F1355,631
Treasurer of Her Majesty’s Household	F1431,125
Lord in Waiting	F1551, 161
Comptroller of Her Majesty’s Household	F14 20,029
Vice-Chamberlain of Her Majesty’s Household	F14 20,029
Junior Lord of the Treasury	F14 20,029
Assistant Whip, House of Commons	F14 20,029

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 F16provided for or, as the case may be, of such annual amount not more than the upper figure or less than the lower figure F16provided for as the First Lord of the Treasury may determine.

(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.

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 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.

SCHEDULE 2 Opposition Leaders and Whips

Part I

Position	Salary
	£
In the House of Commons—
Leader of the Opposition	F17 55,000
Chief Opposition Whip	F17 31,125
Assistant Opposition Whips	F17 20,029
In the House of Lords—
Leader of the Opposition	F18 £60,961
Chief Opposition Whip	F18£56,224

Part II

1

The salary to be paid to any of the persons mentioned above in this Schedule shall be of the annual amount F19provided for.

2

In the case of the Assistant Opposition Whips in the House of Commons, salaries may be paid to not more than 2 at the same time.

3

No salary shall be payable in accordance with this Schedule to a person who is in receipt of a pension under section 26(1) (past Prime Ministers) of the M1Parliamentary and other Pensions Act 1972.

X1SCHEDULE 3 REPEALS

Section 5(3)

Chapter	Short Title	Extent of Repeal
1972 c. 3.	The Ministerial and other Salaries Act 1972.	The whole Act.
1974 c. 21.	The Ministers of the Crown Act 1974.	Section 1.