#2026/592UK Ministerial and Parliamentary Office Salaries Amendment Order 2026
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This order raises the statutory salaries paid to UK ministers, opposition officeholders, and the Speakers of both Houses. The new salary figures apply from 1 April 2026, even though the order comes into force on 4 June 2026. It also changes the formula for future annual salary increases. From April each year, salaries will rise by a percentage linked to changes in Senior Civil Service pay-band mid-points, with a special rule for the 2026-27 period if the wider Senior Civil Service benchmark produces a higher increase.
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Key Changes
- Raises the statutory salaries for ministers, opposition leaders and whips, and the Speakers of the House of Commons and House of Lords
- Applies the main salary increases from 1 April 2026
- Updates the annual salary adjustment formula to link increases to Senior Civil Service pay-band mid-points
Obligations
What this law requires
Pay the Lord Chancellor the revised statutory salary of £75,170 if entitled under section 1(2)(a), and £110,351 if entitled under section 1(2)(b), with effect from 1 April 2026.
Pay opposition officeholders in the House of Commons the revised statutory salaries: Leader of the Opposition £68,911, Chief Opposition Whip £36,045, and Assistant Opposition Whips £21,021, with effect from 1 April 2026.
Pay opposition officeholders in the House of Lords the revised statutory salaries: Leader of the Opposition £75,043 and Chief Opposition Whip £69,392, with effect from 1 April 2026.
Pay the Speaker of the House of Commons the revised statutory salary of £82,750 with effect from 1 April 2026.
Pay the Speaker of the House of Lords the revised statutory salary of £110,351 with effect from 1 April 2026.