§ Mr. DuncanTo ask the Lord President of the Council if he will make a statement about the salaries covered by the Ministerial and Other Salaries Order.
§ Mr. NewtonThe salaries of Ministers and other paid office holders were last increased from 1 January 1994 under the terms of the Ministerial and Other Salaries Order 1993. At that time it was decided that henceforth the level of ministerial salaries should normally be increased by the same proportion as those of hon. Members, and that
Ministers salaries Current salary 2nd stage of 1994 settlement wef 1 January 1995 Total inc. 2 per cent. 1995 settlement wef 1 January 1995 Commons Ministers etc. Prime Minister 54,438 55,900 57,018 Cabinet Minister 40,895 41,994 42,834 Minister of State 28,936 29,713 30,307 Parliamentary Under Secretary 21,961 22,551 23,002 Attorney General 43,456 44,624 45,516 Solicitor General 35,632 36,589 37,321 Government Chief Whip 34,037 34,951 35,650 Government Deputy Chief Whip 28,936 29,713 30,307 Government Whips 18,620 19,120 19,502 Assistant Government Whips 18,620 19,120 19,502 Leader of the Opposition 37,495 38,502 39,272 Opposition Chief Whip 28,936 29,713 30,307 Assistant Opposition Whip 18,620 19,120 19,502 Speaker 42,909 44,062 44,943 Chairman of Ways and Means 28,936 29,713 30,307 First Deputy Chairman of Ways and Means 25,431 26,114 26,636 Second Deputy Chairman Ways and Means 25,431 26,114 26,636 Lords Ministers etc. Cabinet Minister 52,260 53,999 55,329 Minister of State 46,333 47,751 48,835 Parliamentary Under Secretary 38,894 40,124 41,065 Lord Advocate 52,340 54,079 55,409 Government Chief Whip 46,333 47,751 48,835 Government Deputy Chief Whip 38,894 40,124 41,065 Government Whips 35,099 36,239 37,111 Leader of the Opposition 38,894 40,124 41,065 Opposition Chief Whip 35,099 36,239 37,111 Chairman of Committees 46,333 47,751 48,835 Principal Deputy Chairman of Committees 42,354 43,772 44,856 Minister in neither house Solicitor General (Scotland) 45,539 46,762 47,697 Parliamentary salaries Member of Parliament 31,687 32,538 33,189 Reduced parliamentary salary 23,854 24,495 24,985 The Speaker is entitled to draw the salary shown in this table, under the Ministerial and Other Salaries Order, but has opted to take a lower salary equal to that of a Cabinet Minister in the House of Commons.
The Lord Chancellor's salary is set separately by Section 3 of the Ministerial and Other Pensions and Salaries Act 1991.
310WMinisters in the other place would receive the same increases, in cash terms, as their counterparts in this House.
I announced this arrangement to the House during the debate on Members' salaries in November 1993, Official Report, 3 November 1993, column 457. Ministers in this House will receive the 2.7 per cent. staged payment from last year's award, plus a 2 per cent. increase due in respect of the 1995 settlement. Ministers in the other place will receive the corresponding cash increases.
The draft Ministerial and Other Salaries Order to implement these changes from 1 January 1995 was laid in the House on Monday 21 November. The details are set out in the tables.
In accordance with the resolution of 3 November 1993, the same increases will be applied to the reduced parliamentary salary paid to Commons Ministers and paid office holders, which will increase from the current rate of £23,854 to £24,985 on 1 January 1995.