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Ministers: Pay

Answer

The Ministerial and Other Salaries Act 1975 sets out the terms on which salaries can be paid to government ministers. The salaries claimed by ministers and whips in the House of Lords are available on gov.uk at the following address:

https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/ministerial-salary-data/salaries-of-members-of-his-majestys-government-april-2022-html#ministers-who-are-members-of-the-house-of-lords

A list of all government ministers, which indicates whether each minister receives a salary or is unpaid, is available on gov.uk at the following address:

https://www.gov.uk/government/ministers.

In addition, ministers who are members of the House of Lords are entitled under the Ministerial and Other Pensions and Salaries Act 1991 to receive the Lords Office-Holders Allowance (LOHA). It has been long-standing government policy over successive administrations for ministers whose main residence is in Greater London to waive their entitlement to claim this allowance and instead claim it at a reduced rate equivalent to the London Area Living Payment set annually by the Independent Parliamentary Standards Authority; details are available at the following address:

https://assets.ctfassets.net/nc7h1cs4q6ic/5j9dlpZsDtyFgqi43bBB91/7eaea5bcc329496878b420bf2e511586/Seventeenth_edition_of_the_Scheme_2024-25.pdf.

Ministers who are members of the House of Lords who do not receive a salary may choose between claiming LOHA or the Lords Daily Attendance Allowance.

Secondary information

Type

Written question

Reference

HL746

Session

2024-26

Attachment

Government Ministers; Lords Office-Holders Allowance (LOHA); Salaries of HMG Officials

Related items

Ministers: Pay
Wednesday, 23 October 2024
Written questions
House of Lords

Subjects

House of Lords Pay Ministers Whips

Contains statistics

Yes

Link

View this Written question on www.parliament.uk