§ Mr. GOULDINGasked whether, in paying salaries to Members of Parliament it is proposed to safeguard the individual independence of Members, and to prevent any organisation coming between them and their constituencies by adding a condition that the salary shall be paid direct to the Member or into his account, and shall not be pooled or paid into the funds of any political or other organisation, and that any assignment or charge thereon, and every agreement to assign or charge a Member's salary for the benefit of such organisation, shall be null and void?
§ Mr. LLOYD GEORGEThe payment of the salaries of Members will be governed by the ordinary rules relating to payments 1356 in respect of personal remuneration out of voted moneys, namely, the accounting officer will not recognise any assignment, unless made by order of court. I do not think any further restrictions of the kind referred to in the question are either necessary or desirable.