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Salaries of Members of Her Majesty’s Government July 2016.

Entitled Claimed Post Salary (£) Salary (£) Ministers who are members of the House of Commons

• Prime Minister 77,570 75,440 • of the Exchequer • Chancellor • Lord President of the Council and Leader of the House 69,552 67,505 of Commons • Secretary of State • Chief Secretary to the Treasury • Deputy Chief Whip Financial Secretary • 33,350 31,680 • • Parliamentary Secretary to the Treasury (Chief Whip) • and Minister for the • Economic Secretary

Exchequer Secretary • 23,947 22,375 Parliamentary Secretary • • Parliamentary Under Secretary of State • Attorney General 96,780 94,450 • Solicitor General 59,871 57,962 Government Whip • 19,441 17,917 • Assistant Whip

Ministers who are members of the House of • Leader of the , Lord 102,101 101,038

• Minister of State 79,721 78,891

• Parliamentary Secretary 69,433 68,710 • Parliamentary Under Secretary of State • Advocate General for 92,721 91,755 • Lords Chief Whip 79,721 78,891 • Lords Deputy Chief Whip 69,433 68,710 • Lord / Baroness in Waiting 64,206 63,537 Notes 1. Following the appointment of the new Prime Minister and Ministers in July 2016, there has been a cash terms reduction in annual paybill estimated to be £109,872 (-2.3%) compared to the previous year.

2. In May 2010 overall remuneration of Ministers (Ministerial and Parliamentary salaries) was cut by 5% compared to the previous Government and then frozen for the duration of the 2010-2015 Parliament.

3. The Government has committed to freeze Ministerial salaries for the length of the 2015-20 Parliament as well, meaning a further reduction in real terms. Ministers waive part of their salary to enable this freeze. 4. Claimed salaries are the amounts Ministers are paid. Entitled salaries are the amounts Ministers are eligible to in legislation. 5. Commons Ministers receive a MP salary in addition to their Ministerial salary. Lords Ministers only receive a Ministerial salary and are not entitled to claim Lords Attendance Allowance.