Ministerial Salaries (Amendment) Act 2026
The Ministerial Salaries (Amendment) Act 2026 has received Royal Assent and is now an Act of Parliament.
- Royal Assent
- Darren Jones
- 5 March 2026
- 12 May 2026
What the bill does
A Bill to 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.
Progress through Parliament
- 1st reading5 MAR 2026 · COMMONS
- Allocation of time motion17 MAR 2026 · COMMONS
- 2nd reading17 MAR 2026 · COMMONS
- Committee of the whole House17 MAR 2026 · COMMONS
- 3rd reading17 MAR 2026 · COMMONS
- Committee negatived14 APR 2026 · LORDS
- Report stage14 APR 2026 · LORDS
- Royal Assent (current stage)29 APR 2026 · UNASSIGNED
- Committee stage
What Royal Assent means, and what happens next
The bill has received Royal Assent and is now an Act of Parliament.
Its provisions come into force on the date the Act specifies, which may be immediately, on a set date, or when a minister makes a commencement order.
Read the full guide to this stage: What happens at Royal Assent
Official bill page on parliament.uk
Questions about the Ministerial Salaries (Amendment) Act 2026
- What stage is the Ministerial Salaries (Amendment) Act 2026 at?
- The Ministerial Salaries (Amendment) Act 2026 has received Royal Assent and is now an Act of Parliament.
- Has the Ministerial Salaries (Amendment) Act 2026 become law?
- Yes. The Ministerial Salaries (Amendment) Act 2026 has received Royal Assent and is now an Act of Parliament.
- Who sponsored the Ministerial Salaries (Amendment) Act 2026?
- The Ministerial Salaries (Amendment) Act 2026 was sponsored by Darren Jones.
- When was the Ministerial Salaries (Amendment) Act 2026 introduced?
- It was introduced to Parliament on 5 March 2026, at first reading.
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