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100029

	registered interest
	date	21/10/2014
	answering body	Cabinet Office
	answering dept id	53
	answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
	answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
	hansard heading	Ministers: Pay
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government how many Ministers are presently unpaid (1) in the House of Lords, and (2) in the House of Commons.
	tabling member printed	Lord Trefgarne
	uin	HL2235
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/11/2014 answer text <p>I refer my noble friend to the answer I gave to Lord Jopling on 26 September, <em>Official Report</em>, Column WA399 and WA400. For reference, as of November 2014, there are three Ministers who are members of the House of Commons and ten Ministers who are members of the House of Lords who are not in receipt of a ministerial salary.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Wallace of Saltaire question first answered 04/11/2014 16:04:01 answering member 1816 label Biography information for Lord Wallace of Saltaire
	tabling member	1813 label Biography information for Lord Trefgarne

1359036

	registered interest
	date	14/10/2021
	answering body	Cabinet Office
	answering dept id	53
	answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
	answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
	hansard heading	Ministers: Pay
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what are the criteria they use in deciding which Government ministers receive a ministerial salary paid for by public funds.
	tabling member printed	Lord Jopling
	uin	HL3104
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/10/2021 answer text <p>The Prime Minister has overall responsibility for the organisation of the Executive. It is for the Prime Minister alone to advise the Sovereign on the exercise of the Royal Prerogative powers in relation to government, such as the appointment, dismissal and acceptance of resignation of other Ministers.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>The Ministerial and other Salaries Act (1975) sets limits on the numbers of salaries that can be paid, and for individual offices. As per the act, there are:</p><ul><li><p>Up to 21 salaries payable to the Cabinet, excluding the Lord Chancellor, available under Part 1 of Schedule 1 of the act</p></li><li><p>1 salary payable to the Lord Chancellor as per Part 2 of Schedule 1 of the act,</p></li><li><p>Up to 29 salaries payable under Part 2 of Schedule 1 to the act (non-Cabinet) at Minister of State level, assuming all 21 salaries in the Cabinet are used,</p></li><li><p>3 salaries payable under Part 3 of Schedule 1 to the act for the Law Officers,</p></li><li><p>Up to 33 salaries payable to Parliamentary Secretaries (other than the Parliamentary Secretary to the Treasury) under Part 4 of Schedule 1 to the act, assuming all 50 Cabinet and Minister of State salaries are used,</p></li><li><p>and 22 salaries payable to office holders other than Parliamentary Secretaries under Part 4 of Schedule 1 to the act</p></li></ul><p><strong> </strong></p><p>Parliamentary Private Secretaries are not members of the Government and, therefore, are not paid as such.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>There are currently thirteen Ministers who do not receive a ministerial salary. Of these, three sit in the House of Commons and ten sit in the House of Lords.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord True grouped question UIN HL3105 HL3106 HL3107 question first answered 20/10/2021 14:58:01 answering member 4200 label Biography information for Lord True
	tabling member	883 label Biography information for Lord Jopling

1359037

	registered interest
	date	14/10/2021
	answering body	Cabinet Office
	answering dept id	53
	answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
	answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
	hansard heading	Ministers: Pay
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what legislative steps they would need to take in order to extend the payment of a ministerial salary to all (1) Government ministers; and (2) all Parliamentary Private Secretaries.
	tabling member printed	Lord Jopling
	uin	HL3105
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/10/2021 answer text <p>The Prime Minister has overall responsibility for the organisation of the Executive. It is for the Prime Minister alone to advise the Sovereign on the exercise of the Royal Prerogative powers in relation to government, such as the appointment, dismissal and acceptance of resignation of other Ministers.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>The Ministerial and other Salaries Act (1975) sets limits on the numbers of salaries that can be paid, and for individual offices. As per the act, there are:</p><ul><li><p>Up to 21 salaries payable to the Cabinet, excluding the Lord Chancellor, available under Part 1 of Schedule 1 of the act</p></li><li><p>1 salary payable to the Lord Chancellor as per Part 2 of Schedule 1 of the act,</p></li><li><p>Up to 29 salaries payable under Part 2 of Schedule 1 to the act (non-Cabinet) at Minister of State level, assuming all 21 salaries in the Cabinet are used,</p></li><li><p>3 salaries payable under Part 3 of Schedule 1 to the act for the Law Officers,</p></li><li><p>Up to 33 salaries payable to Parliamentary Secretaries (other than the Parliamentary Secretary to the Treasury) under Part 4 of Schedule 1 to the act, assuming all 50 Cabinet and Minister of State salaries are used,</p></li><li><p>and 22 salaries payable to office holders other than Parliamentary Secretaries under Part 4 of Schedule 1 to the act</p></li></ul><p><strong> </strong></p><p>Parliamentary Private Secretaries are not members of the Government and, therefore, are not paid as such.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>There are currently thirteen Ministers who do not receive a ministerial salary. Of these, three sit in the House of Commons and ten sit in the House of Lords.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord True grouped question UIN HL3104 HL3106 HL3107 question first answered 20/10/2021 14:58:01 answering member 4200 label Biography information for Lord True
	tabling member	883 label Biography information for Lord Jopling

1359038

	registered interest
	date	14/10/2021
	answering body	Cabinet Office
	answering dept id	53
	answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
	answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
	hansard heading	Ministers: Pay
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government how many members of the Government, at each level of seniority, can be paid a ministerial salary.
	tabling member printed	Lord Jopling
	uin	HL3106
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/10/2021 answer text <p>The Prime Minister has overall responsibility for the organisation of the Executive. It is for the Prime Minister alone to advise the Sovereign on the exercise of the Royal Prerogative powers in relation to government, such as the appointment, dismissal and acceptance of resignation of other Ministers.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>The Ministerial and other Salaries Act (1975) sets limits on the numbers of salaries that can be paid, and for individual offices. As per the act, there are:</p><ul><li><p>Up to 21 salaries payable to the Cabinet, excluding the Lord Chancellor, available under Part 1 of Schedule 1 of the act</p></li><li><p>1 salary payable to the Lord Chancellor as per Part 2 of Schedule 1 of the act,</p></li><li><p>Up to 29 salaries payable under Part 2 of Schedule 1 to the act (non-Cabinet) at Minister of State level, assuming all 21 salaries in the Cabinet are used,</p></li><li><p>3 salaries payable under Part 3 of Schedule 1 to the act for the Law Officers,</p></li><li><p>Up to 33 salaries payable to Parliamentary Secretaries (other than the Parliamentary Secretary to the Treasury) under Part 4 of Schedule 1 to the act, assuming all 50 Cabinet and Minister of State salaries are used,</p></li><li><p>and 22 salaries payable to office holders other than Parliamentary Secretaries under Part 4 of Schedule 1 to the act</p></li></ul><p><strong> </strong></p><p>Parliamentary Private Secretaries are not members of the Government and, therefore, are not paid as such.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>There are currently thirteen Ministers who do not receive a ministerial salary. Of these, three sit in the House of Commons and ten sit in the House of Lords.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord True grouped question UIN HL3104 HL3105 HL3107 question first answered 20/10/2021 14:58:01 answering member 4200 label Biography information for Lord True
	tabling member	883 label Biography information for Lord Jopling

1359039

	registered interest
	date	14/10/2021
	answering body	Cabinet Office
	answering dept id	53
	answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
	answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
	hansard heading	Ministers: Pay
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government (1) how many ministers are not in receipt of a ministerial salary from public funds, and (2) in which House they sit.
	tabling member printed	Lord Jopling
	uin	HL3107
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/10/2021 answer text <p>The Prime Minister has overall responsibility for the organisation of the Executive. It is for the Prime Minister alone to advise the Sovereign on the exercise of the Royal Prerogative powers in relation to government, such as the appointment, dismissal and acceptance of resignation of other Ministers.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>The Ministerial and other Salaries Act (1975) sets limits on the numbers of salaries that can be paid, and for individual offices. As per the act, there are:</p><ul><li><p>Up to 21 salaries payable to the Cabinet, excluding the Lord Chancellor, available under Part 1 of Schedule 1 of the act</p></li><li><p>1 salary payable to the Lord Chancellor as per Part 2 of Schedule 1 of the act,</p></li><li><p>Up to 29 salaries payable under Part 2 of Schedule 1 to the act (non-Cabinet) at Minister of State level, assuming all 21 salaries in the Cabinet are used,</p></li><li><p>3 salaries payable under Part 3 of Schedule 1 to the act for the Law Officers,</p></li><li><p>Up to 33 salaries payable to Parliamentary Secretaries (other than the Parliamentary Secretary to the Treasury) under Part 4 of Schedule 1 to the act, assuming all 50 Cabinet and Minister of State salaries are used,</p></li><li><p>and 22 salaries payable to office holders other than Parliamentary Secretaries under Part 4 of Schedule 1 to the act</p></li></ul><p><strong> </strong></p><p>Parliamentary Private Secretaries are not members of the Government and, therefore, are not paid as such.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>There are currently thirteen Ministers who do not receive a ministerial salary. Of these, three sit in the House of Commons and ten sit in the House of Lords.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord True grouped question UIN HL3104 HL3105 HL3106 question first answered 20/10/2021 14:58:01 answering member 4200 label Biography information for Lord True
	tabling member	883 label Biography information for Lord Jopling

1362699

	registered interest
	date	22/10/2021
	answering body	Cabinet Office
	answering dept id	53
	answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
	answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
	hansard heading	Ministers: Pay
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord True on 20 October (HL3106), whether they will now answer the question put, namely, what criteria are used in deciding which Ministers are not in receipt of a ministerial salary.
	tabling member printed	Lord Jopling
	uin	HL3353
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/10/2021 answer text <p>The recommendation of Ministerial appointments to the Sovereign is a matter for the Prime Minister, taking into account such factors as the Prime Minister sees fit. The main determinant will be whether or not there are salaries available within the limits set out in the Ministerial and other Salaries Act 1975.</p> answering member printed Lord True question first answered 27/10/2021 16:45:40 answering member 4200 label Biography information for Lord True
	tabling member	883 label Biography information for Lord Jopling

1404209

	registered interest
	date	18/01/2022
	answering body	Cabinet Office
	answering dept id	53
	answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
	answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
	hansard heading	Ministers: Pay
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord True on 27 October 2021 (HL3353), why there are more unsalaried Ministers in the House of Lords, who are not in receipt of a parliamentary salary, compared to unsalaried Ministers in the House of Commons, who do receive a parliamentary salary; and how many unsalaried ministers are currently members of each House.
	tabling member printed	Lord Jopling
	uin	HL5492
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/01/2022 answer text <p>The Ministerial and other Salaries Act (1975) sets limits on the numbers of salaries that can be paid and for individual offices. Within those statutory limits the organisation of the Executive is a matter for the Prime Minister and at his discretion.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>There are currently fourteen unsalaried Ministers, of which eleven are Members of the House of Lords, and three are members of the House of Commons.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord True question first answered 24/01/2022 17:14:21 answering member 4200 label Biography information for Lord True
	tabling member	883 label Biography information for Lord Jopling

1419751

	registered interest
	date	03/02/2022
	answering body	Cabinet Office
	answering dept id	53
	answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
	answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
	hansard heading	Ministers: Pay
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what constraints are imposed on ministers who receive no ministerial salary in relation to their capacity to receive non-Parliamentary income.
	tabling member printed	Lord Jopling
	uin	HL5931
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/02/2022 answer text <p>All Ministers are subject to the Ministerial Code, which provides guidance to Ministers on how they should act and arrange their affairs in order to uphold the standards set out in the Code.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>Under the terms of the Code, Ministers must ensure that no conflict arises or could reasonably be perceived to arise, between their public duties and their private interests, financial or otherwise.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>Ministers are personally responsible for deciding how to act and conduct themselves in the light of the Code and for justifying their actions and conduct to Parliament and the public.</p><p><strong> </strong></p> answering member printed Lord True question first answered 16/02/2022 17:22:31 answering member 4200 label Biography information for Lord True
	tabling member	883 label Biography information for Lord Jopling

1549167

	registered interest
	date	06/12/2022
	answering body	Cabinet Office
	answering dept id	53
	answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
	answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
	hansard heading	Ministers: Pay
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask His Majesty's Government which members of the Government are unpaid.
	tabling member printed	Lord Forsyth of Drumlean
	uin	HL4054
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/12/2022 answer text <p>The following members of the Government are unpaid:</p><p><strong> </strong></p><ul><li><p>Rt Hon Nadhim Zahawi MP, Minister of State and Minister without Portfolio</p></li><li><p>John Glen MP, Minister of State, HM Treasury (Chief Secretary to the Treasury)</p></li><li><p>Andrew Griffith MP, Minister of State, HM Treasury (Economic Secretary to the Treasury)</p></li><li><p>Baroness Neville-Rolfe DBE CMG, Minister of State, Cabinet Office</p></li><li><p>Lord Bellamy KC, Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State, Ministry of Justice</p></li><li><p>Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon, Minister of State, Minister of State, Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office</p></li><li><p>Rt Hon Lord Goldsmith of Richmond Park, Minister of State, Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office</p></li><li><p>Baroness Goldie DL, Minister of State, Ministry of Defence</p></li><li><p>Rt Hon Earl Howe GBE, Minister of State and Deputy Leader of the House of Lords</p></li><li><p>Lord Markham CBE, Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State, Department of Health and Social Care</p></li><li><p>Rt Hon Lord Benyon Minister of State, Department for the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs</p></li><li><p>Lord Johnson of Lainston CBE, Minister of State, Department for International Trade</p></li><li><p>Baroness Barran MBE, Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State, Department for Education</p></li><li><p>Lord Offord of Garvel, Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State, Scotland Office</p></li></ul><p> </p> answering member printed Baroness Neville-Rolfe question first answered 13/12/2022 14:28:11 answering member 4284 label Biography information for Baroness Neville-Rolfe
	tabling member	1141 label Biography information for Lord Forsyth of Drumlean

1670108

	registered interest
	date	14/11/2023
	answering body	Cabinet Office
	answering dept id	53
	answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
	answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
	hansard heading	Ministers: Pay
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask His Majesty's Government what are the salaries and allowances of each of the Ministers and Whips in the House of Lords.
	tabling member printed	Lord Forsyth of Drumlean
	uin	HL277
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/11/2023 answer text <p>Details of the salaries and allowances currently paid to Ministers at different ranks can be found at the following link: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/ministerial-salary-data" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/ministerial-salary-data</a></p><p>This will be updated in due course.</p><p>The full list of ministers can be found on gov.uk at the following link: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/news/ministerial-appointments-november-2023" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/news/ministerial-appointments-november-2023</a></p><p>The ministers and whips in the House of Lords currently appointed and not in receipt of a ministerial salary are: Baroness Nevile-Rolfe DBE CMG, Lord Ahmad, Rt Hon Lord Benyon, the Earl of Minto, Lord Bellamy KC, Viscount Camrose, Lord Markham CBE, Rt Hon Earl Howe GBE, Lord Johnson CBE, Lord Offord of Garvel, Baroness Barran MBE, and Baroness Swinburne.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Baroness Neville-Rolfe question first answered 28/11/2023 13:09:50 answering member 4284 label Biography information for Baroness Neville-Rolfe
	tabling member	1141 label Biography information for Lord Forsyth of Drumlean