Ministerial Salaries (Amendment) Act 2026


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.

Government Bill

(Cabinet Office)
What is this Bill?

The Ministerial Salaries (Amendment) Act 2026 was a Government Bill that became an Act of Parliament.

Is this Bill currently before Parliament?

No. This Bill was introduced on 5 March 2026 and became an Act of Parliament on 29 April 2026.

Whose idea is this Bill?

Government Bills implement the legislative agenda of the Government. This agenda, and the Bills that will implement it, are outlined in the Queen's Speech at the Session's State Opening of Parliament.

How can I find out exactly what this Bill does?

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Bill Progession through Parliament

Commons Completed
Lords Completed
Royal Assent

Latest Key documents

Bill Debate
29/04/2026
Explanatory Note
18/03/2026

Timeline of Bill Documents and Stages

8th May 2026
Act of Parliament
Ministerial Salaries (Amendment) Act 2026 (c. 17)
29th April 2026
Royal Assent: Minutes of Proceedings (Lords)
29th April 2026
Royal Assent (Commons)
14th April 2026
3rd reading: Minutes of Proceedings (Lords)
14th April 2026
3rd reading (Lords)
14th April 2026
Report stage: Minutes of Proceedings (Lords)
14th April 2026
Report stage (Lords)
14th April 2026
Committee negatived: Minutes of Proceedings (Lords)
14th April 2026
Committee negatived (Lords)
14th April 2026
2nd reading: Minutes of Proceedings (Lords)
14th April 2026
2nd reading (Lords)
14th April 2026
Select Committee report
Letter from Baroness Smith of Basildon, Leader of the House of Lords to Lord Strathclyde, Chair of the Constitution Committee, responding to the Committee's letter on Ministerial Salaries (Amendment) Bill
26th March 2026
Briefing papers
Ministerial Salaries (Amendment) Bill: HL Bill 179
26th March 2026
Select Committee report
51st Report of the Delegated Powers and Regulatory Reform Committee
25th March 2026
Select Committee report
Letter from Lord Strathclyde, Chair of the Constitution Committee to Baroness Smith of Basildon, Leader of the House of Lords, regarding Ministerial Salaries (Amendment) Bill
18th March 2026
Bill
HL Bill 179 (as brought from the Commons)
18th March 2026
1st reading: Minutes of Proceedings (Lords)
18th March 2026
1st reading (Lords)
18th March 2026
Explanatory Notes
HL Bill 179 Explanatory Notes
17th March 2026
3rd reading (Commons)
17th March 2026
Committee of the whole House (Commons)
17th March 2026
2nd reading (Commons)
17th March 2026
Allocation of time motionCommons Hansard Link
17th March 2026
Bill proceedings: Commons
Committee of the whole House Proceedings as at 17 March 2026
17th March 2026
Selection of amendments: Commons
Provisional grouping of clauses by the Chairman of Ways and Means
11th March 2026
Briefing papers
Ministerial Salaries (Amendment) Bill 2024-26
5th March 2026
Bill
Bill 401 2024-26 (as introduced)
5th March 2026
Bill
Bill 401 2024-26 (as introduced) - html
5th March 2026
Bill
Bill 401 2024-26 (as introduced) - xml
5th March 2026
1st reading (Commons)
5th March 2026
Explanatory Notes
Bill 401 EN 2024-26