§ 28. Sir W. DAVISONasked the Prime Minister whether, in view of the sacrifices which are and will be required from all classes of the community, by reason of the necessity for drastic curtailment of expenditure in every direction, he will consider the desirability of temporarily reducing the salaries of Ministers and of Members of Parliament by, say, 10 per cent. as a practical example to the people of the country, and as evidence of the belief of Members of Parliament in the urgent need of reducing expenditure and of their willingness to share in the sacrifices they impose on others?
§ 39. Mr. ERSKINEasked the Prime Minister whether, in view of the general cut in salaries and wages, he can see his way to recommending a reduction of 25 per cent. in the salaries of Ministers and of Members of Parliament as evidence of the anxiety of the people's representatives to share with the general body of workers the burdens they at present have to bear.
§ The PRIME MINISTER (Mr. Lloyd George)The proposals of the Government in reference to expenditure for the coming year will be laid before Parliament in the course of the next few days, and it is not advisable to make fractional statements as to the character of the new Estimates.