The Ministerial and other Salaries Order 1990
S.I. 1990/2596 · Made 19 December 1990
PARLIAMENT
Made 19th December 1990
Coming into force 1st January 1991
At the Court at Buckingham Palace, the 19th day of December 1990
Present,
The Queen’s Most Excellent Majesty in Council
Whereas a draft of this Order has been approved by resolution of each House of Parliament:
Now, therefore, Her Majesty, in pursuance of section 1(4) of the Ministerial and other Salaries Act 1975f1, is pleased, by and with the advice of Her Privy Council, to order, and it is hereby ordered, as follows:—
Annotations to the whole text
Footnotes
- f1
Contents
- 1Citation, commencement and revocation
- 2Increase of Ministerial salaries
- 3Increase of salaries of Opposition Leaders and Whips
- 4Increase of the Speaker’s salary
- Signature
- Schedule 1: MINISTERIAL SALARIES
- IPart I
- IIPart II
- IIIPart III
- IVPart IV
- Schedule 2OPPOSITION LEADERS AND WHIPS
- Explanatory note
1Citation, commencement and revocation
This Order may be cited as the Ministerial and other Salaries Order 1990.
This Order shall come into force on 1st January 1991.
The Ministerial and other Salaries Order 1989f1 is hereby revoked.
2Increase of Ministerial salaries
For the annual amount, or the maximum or minimum annual amount, of salary specified in Parts I, II, III, and IV of Schedule 1 to the Ministerial and other Salaries Act 1975 (“the 1975 Act”) in relation to each of the offices specified in the first column of Schedule 1 to this Order there shall be substituted the amount, or the maximum or minimum amount, of salary specified in relation to that office in the second column of that Schedule.
3Increase of salaries of Opposition Leaders and Whips
For the annual amount of salary specified in Part I of Schedule 2 to the 1975 Act in relation to each of the positions specified in the first column of Schedule 2 to this Order there shall be substituted the amount specified in relation to that position in the second column of that Schedule.
4Increase of the Speaker’s salary
For the annual amount specified in section 1(3) of the 1975 Act as the salary of the Speaker of the House of Commons there shall be substituted £39,982.
Signature
G. I. de Deney
Clerk of the Privy Council
I
| Office | Salary |
|---|---|
| £ | |
| Prime Minister and First Lord of the Treasury | 50,724 |
| Chancellor of the Exchequer | 48,381 |
| Secretary of State | 48,381 |
| Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food | 48,381 |
| Any of the following offices for so long as the holder is a member of the Cabinet | 48,381 |
(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. |
II
| Office | Salary |
|---|---|
| £ | |
1 Any of the offices listed at (a) to (g) in Part I above for so long as the holder is not a member of the Cabinet | 26,962—43,010 |
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 whose office is not specified elsewhere in this Schedule | 26,962—43,010 |
3 Financial Secretary to the Treasury | 26,962—43,010 |
III
| Office | Salary |
|---|---|
| £ | |
| Attorney General | 40,492 |
| Lord Advocate | 48,457 |
| Solicitor General | 33,201 |
| Solicitor General for Scotland | 42,433 |
IV
| Office | Salary |
|---|---|
| £ | |
| Captain of the Honourable Corps of Gentlemen-at-Arms | 43,010 |
| Treasurer of Her Majesty’s Household | 26,962 |
| Parliamentary Secretary other than Parliamentary Secretary to the Treasury | 36,066 |
| Captain of the Queen’s Bodyguard of the Yeomen of the Guard | 36,066 |
| Lord in Waiting | 32,519 |
| Comptroller of Her Majesty’s Household | 17,349 |
| Vice-Chamberlain of Her Majesty’s Household | 17,349 |
| Junior Lord of the Treasury | 17,349 |
| Assistant Whip, House of Commons | 17,349 |
Schedule 2OPPOSITION LEADERS AND WHIPS
| Position | Salary |
|---|---|
| £ | |
| In the House of Commons— | |
| Leader of the Opposition | 34,937 |
| Chief Opposition Whip | 26,962 |
| Assistant Opposition Whip | 17,349 |
| In the House of Lords— | |
| Leader of the Opposition | 36,066 |
| Chief Opposition Whip | 32,519 |
Explanatory note
(This note is not part of the Order)
This Order increases salaries payable under the Ministerial and other Salaries Act 1975 to Ministers, to salaried Members of the Opposition, to the Speaker of the House of Commons and to other paid office holders. The amounts specified in this Order are the maximum salaries payable. The actual salaries in payment may therefore be below these levels.