

Ministerial salaries (the element of ministerial remuneration the government controls) have since remained frozen for Commons ministers, meaning further reductions in real terms over time. In May 2010 overall remuneration of ministers (ministerial and parliamentary salaries) was cut by 5% compared to the previous Government and then frozen for the duration of the 2010-2015 Parliament ( see here). The salary table therefore shows both the amounts to which ministers are entitled and the actual amounts claimed or paid in 2022-23.Ĥ - Ministerial salaries paid to ministers who are members of the House of Commons have been frozen since 2010. Schedule 1 of the Act gives details of the salaries paid to different ranks of minister, and Section 1A makes provision for ministerial and other salaries to increase annually based on the average increase in Senior Civil Service pay (should there be an increase).ģ - Notwithstanding this provision, over a number of years increases in ministerial pay have been permitted under the Act but have not been claimed: ministerial salaries have been frozen and remain so in 2022-23. 3.1 Salary entitlement and salary claimedĢ - The entitlement of government ministers to receive a salary is set out in the Ministerial and other Salaries Act 1975. The amounts listed are subject to change, for example if a particular post was to become a Cabinet role in the future, or was to be held by a Member of a different House. Lord / Baroness in Waiting (Government Whip)ġ - This table sets out the salaries paid to different ministerial posts for the 2022-23 financial year. Captain of the King’s Bodyguard of the Yeoman of the Guard and Lords Deputy Chief Whip Captain of the Honourable Corps of Gentlemen-at-Arms and Lords Chief Whip Parliamentary Secretary (including any minister described as Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State) Lord Privy Seal and Leader of the House of Lords Ministers who are members of the House of Lords Post Junior Lord of the Treasury (Government Whip)Ģ. Vice-Chamberlain of HM Household (Government Whip)

Comptroller of HM Household (Government Whip) Parliamentary Secretary (including any minister described as Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State and the Exchequer Secretary to the Treasury) Treasurer of HM Household and Deputy Chief Whip Parliamentary Secretary to the Treasury and Chief Whip Minister of State (if a member of the Cabinet) Lord President of the Council and Leader of the House of Commons

Ministers who are members of the House of Commons Post
