# The Ministerial and other Salaries Order 1996 S.I. 1996/1913 · made 23 July 1996 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. Made under: Ministerial and other Salaries Act 1975 ## Introductory text 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 1975, is pleased, by and with the advice of Her Privy Council, to order, and it is hereby ordered, as follows:— ## 1 Citation, commencement and revocation (1) This Order may be cited as the Ministerial and other Salaries Order 1996. (2) This Order shall come into force on 24th July 1996. (3) The Ministerial and other Salaries Order 1995 is hereby revoked. ## 2 Increase 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— (a) in the second column of that Schedule, for the interim period, and (b) in the third column of that Schedule, thereafter. ## 3 Increase 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— (a) in the second column of that Schedule, for the interim period, and (b) in the third column of that Schedule, thereafter. ## 4 Increase 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. ## 5 Increase 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— (a) for the interim period, £46,156, and (b) thereafter, £60,000. ## 6 Interpretation: 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 ## Schedule 1: MINISTERIAL SALARIES ## 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– (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. 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 2 OPPOSITION LEADERS AND WHIPS Position Salary from 24th July to next Parliament Salary from next Parliament £ £ In the House of Commons– Leader of the Opposition 40,332 55,000 Chief Opposition Whip 31,125 31,125 Assistant Opposition Whip 20,029 20,029 In the House of Lords– Leader of the Opposition 43,632 43,632 Chief Opposition Whip 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. --- Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1996/1913 (the official version) Page: https://openlegislation.uk/ministerial-and-other-salaries-order-1996 Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives.