The Ministerial and other Salaries Order 1996
S.I. 1996/1913 · Made 23 July 1996
Draft Order in Council laid before Parliament under section 1(4) of the Ministerial and other Salaries Act 1975, for approval by resolution of each House of Parliament.
PARLIAMENT
Made 23rd July 1996
Coming into force 24th July 1996
At the Court at Buckingham Palace, the 23rd day of July 1996
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 Lord Chancellor’s salary
- 5Increase of the Speaker’s salary
- 6Interpretation: the interim period
- 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 1996.
This Order shall come into force on 24th July 1996.
The Ministerial and other Salaries Order 1995f1 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, specified in relation to that office—
in the second column of that Schedule, for the interim period, and
in the third column of that Schedule, thereafter.
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, for the interim period, and
in the third column of that Schedule, thereafter.
4Increase of Lord Chancellor’s salary
For the amount specified in section 1(2) of the 1975 Act as the annual amount by which the salary of the Lord Chancellor is to exceed that of the Lord Chief Justice there shall be substituted £2,500.
5Increase 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—
for the interim period, £46,156, and
thereafter, £60,000.
6Interpretation: the interim period
In this Order, “the interim period” means the period starting with 24th July 1996 and ending with the day of the poll in the first parliamentary general election after that date.
Signature
N. H. Nicholls
Clerk of the Privy Council
I
| Office | Salary from 24th July to next Parliament | Salary from next Parliament |
|---|---|---|
| £ | £ | |
| Prime Minister and First Lord of the Treasury | 58,557 | 100,000 |
| Chancellor of the Exchequer Secretary of State Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food Any of the following offices for so long as the holder is a member of the Cabinet–
| 58,876 | 77,963 |
II
| Office | Salary from 24th July to next Parliament | Salary from next Parliament |
|---|---|---|
| £ | £ | |
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 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 3 Financial Secretary to the Treasury | Maximum 51,838 Minimum 31,125 | Maximum 51,838 Minimum 31,125 |
III
| Office | Salary from 24th July to next Parliament | Salary from next Parliament |
|---|---|---|
| £ | £ | |
| Attorney General | 46,745 | 63,756 |
| Lord Advocate | 58,958 | 78,072 |
| Solicitor General | 38,329 | 52,278 |
| Solicitor General for Scotland | 50,455 | 66,811 |
IV
| Office | Salary from 24th July to next Parliament | Salary from next Parliament |
|---|---|---|
| £ | £ | |
| Captain of the Honourable Corps of Gentlemen-at-Arms | 51,838 | 51,838 |
| Parliamentary Secretary other than Parliamentary Secretary to the Treasury | 43,632 | 43,632 |
| Captain of the Queen’s Bodyguard of the Yeomen of the Guard | 43,632 | 43,632 |
| Treasurer of Her Majesty’s Household | 31,125 | 31,125 |
| Lord in Waiting | 39,462 | 39,462 |
| Comptroller of Her Majesty’s Household Vice-Chamberlain of Her Majesty’s Household Junior Lord of the Treasury Assistant Whip, House of Commons | 20,029 | 20,029 |
Schedule 2OPPOSITION LEADERS AND WHIPS
| Position | Salary from 24th July to next Parliament | Salary from next Parliament |
|---|---|---|
| £ | £ | |
| In the House of Commons–
| 40,332 | 55,000 |
| 31,125 | 31,125 |
| 20,029 | 20,029 |
| In the House of Lords–
| 43,632 | 43,632 |
| 39,462 | 39,462 |
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 certain salaried Members of the Opposition, to the Speaker of the House of Commons and to certain other paid office holders. The amounts specified in this Order (other than Part II of Schedule 1) are the maximum salaries payable. The actual salaries in payment may therefore be below these levels.