1990 No. 2596
The Ministerial and other Salaries Order 1990
Made
Coming into force
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 19751, is pleased, by and with the advice of Her Privy Council, to order, and it is hereby ordered, as follows:—
Citation, commencement and revocation1
1
This Order may be cited as the Ministerial and other Salaries Order 1990.
2
This Order shall come into force on 1st January 1991.
3
The Ministerial and other Salaries Order 19892 is hereby revoked.
Increase of Ministerial salaries2
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.
Increase of salaries of Opposition Leaders and Whips3
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.
Increase of the Speaker’s salary4
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.
SCHEDULE 1MINISTERIAL SALARIES
PART 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 |
|
PART II
Office | Salary |
---|---|
£ | |
| 26,962—43,010 |
| 26,962—43,010 |
| 26,962—43,010 |
PART III
Office | Salary |
---|---|
£ | |
Attorney General | 40,492 |
Lord Advocate | 48,457 |
Solicitor General | 33,201 |
Solicitor General for Scotland | 42,433 |
PART 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 |
(This note is not part of the Order)