The Ministerial and other Salaries Act 1975 (Amendment) Order 2026
Draft 2026, ISBN 9780348280357
Draft Order in Council laid before Parliament under section 1B of the Ministerial and other Salaries Act 1975, for approval by resolution of each House of Parliament.
PARLIAMENT
Made ***
Coming into force in accordance with article 1(2)
At the Court at Buckingham Palace, the *** day of ***
Present,
The King's Most Excellent Majesty in Council
In accordance with section 1B of the Ministerial and other Salaries Act 1975f1, a draft of this Order was laid before and approved by a resolution of each House of Parliament.
Accordingly, His Majesty, in exercise of the powers conferred by section 1B of that Act, is pleased, by and with the advice of His Privy Council, to order as follows.
Annotations to the whole text
Footnotes
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1975 c. 27. Section 1B was inserted by section 1(2) of the Ministerial and other Salaries Act 1997 (c. 62).
Contents
- 1Citation and commencement
- 2Amendment of the Ministerial and other Salaries Act 1975
- 3Ministerial salaries
- 4Opposition Leaders’ and Whips’ salaries
- 5Speakers’ salaries
- 6Alteration of salaries
- Signature
- Schedule Ministerial salaries
- Explanatory note
1Citation and commencement
This Order may be cited as the Ministerial and other Salaries Act 1975 (Amendment) Order 2026.
This Order comes into force on the day after the day on which it is made.
2Amendment of the Ministerial and other Salaries Act 1975
The amendments made by article 6 have effect for the period of 12 months beginning with 1st April 2026 and each successive period of 12 months.
3Ministerial salaries
In section 1(2) (Lord Chancellor’s salary)f1—
in paragraph (a), for “£68,827” substitute “£75,170”;
in paragraph (b), for “£101,038” substitute “£110,351”.
In Schedule 1 (Ministerial salaries)f2, for Parts 1 to 4 substitute the provisions in the Schedule to this Order.
4Opposition Leaders’ and Whips’ salaries
In Schedule 2 (Opposition Leaders’ and Whips’ salaries)f1, for the table in Part 1 substitute—
“
Position Salary (£) In the House of Commons—
Leader of the Opposition
Chief Opposition Whip
Assistant Opposition Whips
68,911
36,045
21,021
In the House of Lords—
Leader of the Opposition
Chief Opposition Whip
75,043
69,392
”.
5Speakers’ salaries
6Alteration of salaries
In section 1A (alteration of salaries), for subsections (1) to (2A) substitute—
“(1)For each period of 12 months beginning with 1st April, the annual amount of any salary payable under section 1 is to be increased by the relevant percentage.
(2)The relevant percentage is the average percentage by which the mid-points of the Senior Civil Service pay bands below that of permanent secretary, having effect from 1st April of the period concerned, have increased compared with the previous 1st April.
(2A)But in relation to the period of 12 months beginning with 1st April 2026, the relevant percentage is—
(a)the relevant percentage determined in accordance with subsection (2), or
(b)if higher, the average percentage by which the mid-points of the Senior Civil Service pay bands (including that of permanent secretary), having effect from 1st April 2026, have increased compared with 1st April 2025.”.
Signature
Name
Clerk of the Privy Council
Ministerial salaries
“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 ”
Explanatory note
(This note is not part of the Order in Council)
This Order changes the annual amount of salaries payable under section 1 of the Ministerial and other Salaries Act 1975 (“the 1975 Act”) to Ministers, Opposition Leaders and Whips and the Commons and Lords Speakers. This Order also updates the formula in section 1A of the 1975 Act that provides for annual alterations of those salaries.
Article 2 provides that the amounts of salaries specified in this Order have effect from the beginning of 1st April 2026. It also provides that the updated formula in section 1A has effect for the period of 12 months beginning with 1st April 2026 and each successive period of 12 months (so that the amounts specified in this Order will be altered for the period beginning with 1st April 2026 and each successive period).
Articles 3 to 5, and the Schedule, set out the new salaries payable under section 1 of the 1975 Act.
Article 6 updates the formula in section 1B of the 1975 Act so that it refers to the mid-points of the Senior Civil Service pay bands below that of permanent secretary, subject to a transitional measure for the period of 12 months beginning with 1st April 2026.