Ministers: Pay
(asked on 29th November 2023) - View Source
Question to the Cabinet Office:
To ask His Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Baroness Neville-Rolfe of 28 November (HL 277), whether they will now answer the question put, namely to list the ministers and whips in the House of Lords alongside their respective salaries and allowances.
The ministers and whips in the House of Lords and their respective claimed salaries for financial year 2023-2024 are as follows:
Minister | Salary |
|---|---|
The Rt Hon the Lord Cameron | £104,360 |
The Rt Hon the Lord True | £104,360 |
Baroness Neville-Rolfe | Unpaid |
Baroness Vere of Norbiton | £70,969 |
Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon | Unpaid |
The Rt Hon the Lord Benyon | Unpaid |
Lord Sharpe of Epsom | £70,969 |
The Earl of Minto | Unpaid |
Lord Bellamy KC | Unpaid |
Viscount Camrose | Unpaid |
Baroness Scott of Bybrook | £70,969 |
Baroness Penn | £70,969 |
Lord Markham | Unpaid |
Robbie Douglas-Miller | Unpaid |
The Rt Hon the Earl Howe | Unpaid |
Lord Johnson | Unpaid |
Lord Offord of Garvel | Unpaid |
Lord Callanan | £70,969 |
Viscount Younger of Leckie | £70,969 |
Baroness Barran | Unpaid |
Lord Davies of Gower | £70,969 |
Lord Parkinson of Whitley Bay | £70,969 |
Lord Caine | £65,625 |
Lord Stewart of Dirleton KC | £94,772 |
The Rt Hon the Baroness Williams of Trafford | £81,485 |
The Earl of Courtown | £70,969 |
Lord Gascoigne | £65,625 |
Lord Harlech | £65,625 |
Lord Evans of Rainow | £65,625 |
Lord Roborough | Unpaid |
Baroness Swinburne | Unpaid |
In line with the Ministerial and Other Pensions Act 1991, Lords ministers are able to claim the Lords Office-Holders Allowance (LOHA). There are two rates for LOHA: Lords ministers living in London can claim £4,435 for the financial year 2023-2024, and Lords ministers living outside of London can claim £36,366 per year.
Lords ministers who are unpaid may choose between claiming either LOHA or the Lords Daily Allowance. Lords ministers who receive a salary are not permitted to claim the Lords Daily Allowance.