Uk government ministers salaries
List of uk government ministers.
Salaries of members of the United Kingdom Parliament
The basic annual salary of a Member of Parliament (MP) in the House of Commons is £91,346, plus expenses, from April 2024.
Uk government ministers salaries
In addition, MPs are able to claim allowances to cover the costs of running an office and employing staff, and maintaining a constituency residence or a residence in London. Additional salary is paid for appointments or additional duties, such as ministerial appointments, being a whip, chairing a select committee or chairing a Public Bill committee.
The Independent Parliamentary Standards Authority was introduced in response to the parliamentary expenses scandal that broke in 2009.
Introduction of MP salaries
In the medieval House of Commons, constituents sometimes paid their MPs or covered their expenses, but this custom died out by the late 17th century.[1] Members of Parliament were unpaid until 1911, as it was assumed they had independent means.[2] This effectively restricted