§ Lord Fanshawe of Richmond asked Her Majesty's Government:
§ When they will announce their decision on Ministers' pay.
§ The Lord Privy Seal (Lord Belstead)The salaries of Members of Parliament will increase by £2,594
| MINISTERS AND OTHER PAID OFFICE HOLDERS | ||||||
| Current official salary £ | January 1990 Official salary £ | Percentage increase% | Current total salary (including reduced Parliamentary salary of £18,148) | Total January 1990 salary (including reduced Parliamentary Salary of£20,101 | Percentage increase % | |
| Prime Minister1 | 46,109 | 46,750 | 1.39 | 64.257 | 66,851 | 4.04 |
| Cabinet Minister (C) | 34,479 | 35,120 | 1.86 | 52,627 | 55,221 | 4.93 |
| Cabinet Minister (L) | 41,997 | 44,591 | 6.18 | |||
| Minister of State (C) | 24,209 | 24,850 | 2.65 | 42,357 | 44,951 | 6.12 |
| Minister of State (L) | 37,047 | 39,641 | 7.00 | |||
| Parliamentary Secretary (C) | 18,219 | 18,860 | 3.52 | 36,367 | 38,961 | 7.13 |
| Parliamentary Secretary (L) | 30,647 | 33,241 | 8.46 | |||
| Attorney General | 36,679 | 37,320 | 1.75 | 54,827 | 57,421 | 4.73 |
| Solicitor General | 29,959 | 30,600 | 2.14 | 48,107 | 50,701 | 5.39 |
| Lord Advocate | 42,067 | 44,661 | 6.17 | |||
| Solicitor-General for Scotland | 36,515 | 39,109 | 7.10 | |||
| House of Commons | ||||||
| Mr Speaker(1) | 36,209 | 36,850 | 1.77 | 54,557 | 56,951 | 4.77 |
| Leader of the Opposition | 31,559 | 32,200 | 2.03 | 49,707 | 32,301 | 5.22 |
| Chief Whip | 28,589 | 29,230 | 2.24 | 46,737 | 49,331 | 5.55 |
| Deputy Chief Whip | 24,209 | 24,850 | 2.65 | 42,357 | 44,951 | 6.12 |
| Opposition Chief Whip | 24,209 | 24,850 | 2.65 | 42,357 | 44,951 | 6.12 |
| Government Whips + | ||||||
| Assistant Govt Whips | 15,349 | 15,990 | 4.18 | 33,497 | 36,091 | 7.74 |
| Assistant Opposition Whip | 15,349 | 15,990 | 418 | 33,497 | 36,091 | 7.74 |
| Chairman of Ways and Means | 24,209 | 24,850 | 2.65 | 42,357 | 44,951 | 6.12 |
| Deputy Chairman of Ways and means | ||||||
| 21,199 | 21,840 | 3.02 | 39,347 | 41,941 | 6.59 | |
| House of Lords | ||||||
| Chief Whip | 37,047 | 39,641 | 7.00 | |||
| Deputy Chief Whip | 30,647 | 33,241 | 8.46 | |||
| Government Whips | 27,377 | 29,971 | 9.48 | |||
| Opposition Leader | 30,647 | 33,241 | 8.46 | |||
| Opposition Chief Whip | 27,377 | 29,971 | 9.48 | |||
| Chairman of Committees | 37,047 | 39,641 | 7.00 | |||
| Principal Deputy Chairman of Committees | 33,537 | 36,131 | 7.73 | |||
| Members of Parliament | 24,107 | 26,701 | 10.76 | |||
| (1) The Prime Minister and Mr Speaker have elected to receive the same salary as a Cabinet Minister in the House of Commons. |
§ Note: The Lord Chancellor's salary is governed by the Lord Chancellor's Salary Order 1988 and is not affected by this order. (He receives £91,500 effective from 18th April 1989).
732§ from 1st January 1990 in accordance with the terms of the resolution on 21st July 1987. In the light of this, the Government propose that ministerial salaries should be increased by the same cash amount, which will mean an increase in the ministerial pay bill of 6.5 per cent. The details are set out in the following table and I have today laid the draft Ministerial and Other Salaries Order 1989 to implement these changes.