§ 5. Mr. Ian Lloydasked the Chancellor of the Exchequer whether he will now move to revise the mileage allowance rate paid to Members of Parliament using their private cars on parliamentary business.
§ Mr. MacDermotIf the hon. Member thinks that the time has come when such a revision would be justified, it is open 274 to him to seek the support of the Services Committee.
§ Mr. LloydI thank the hon. and learned Gentleman for that promising Reply. As the option to use public transport is largely theoretical, would he not consider that an early revision in conformity with the actual costs of running a vehicle is long overdue?
§ Mr. MacDermotMy Answer was intended to be non-committal, and I would rather keep it that way.