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Ministerial Salaries (Amendment) Bill

A Bill to Make provision about the maximum number of salaries that may be paid under the Ministerial and other Salaries Act 1975 in respect of certain Ministerial offices.

Originating House

House of Commons

Parliament last updated

4 March 2026

In Plain English

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This bill would cap how many salaries can be paid under the Ministerial and other Salaries Act 1975 for certain ministerial offices. In plain terms, it sets a maximum number of salary payments for those offices. It is currently being considered at the second reading in the House of Commons.

Key Points

Introduces a maximum number of salaries payable under the 1975 Act for specified ministerial offices.
Applies only to certain ministerial offices named in the bill, not all ministerial roles.
Intended to improve public spending control and transparency around ministerial pay.
The measure is at the second reading stage in the House of Commons, i.e., early parliamentary consideration.

Progress

The bill is at the 2nd reading in the House of Commons and has not yet progressed to Committee or Report stages.

Who is affected?

Ministers of the Crown and other ministerial officeholders paid under the Ministerial and other Salaries Act 1975the government departments and offices that fund those salariestaxpayers/public purse as funders of ministerial remuneration

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