I believe that the member has suggested that this provision would authorize payment of minister of state salaries out of the consolidated revenue fund. We've had the Department of Justice look at that for us, and it was the department's view that this particular structure is not sufficient to do that. All that this provision does would do is establish a rule that salaries of ministers of state cannot exceed the salaries of ministers of state who preside over a ministry of state. That is a provision that already exists in appropriations acts.
On October 19th, 2017. See this statement in context.