§
Queen's recommendation as having been signified—
That the following provisions about salaries and pensions of Members of this House be made—
(1) The salary payable to Members of each of the descriptions in the first column of Table 1 below—
| TABLE 1 | |||
| Description of Member | Yearly rate of salary from 13th June 1979 to 12th June 1980 | Yearly rate of salary from 13th June 1980 to 12th June 1981 | Yearly rate of salary from 13th June 1981 |
| 1. Member not within any other paragraph. | £9,450 | £10,725 | £12,000 |
| 2. Member receiving a salary under the Ministerial and other Salaries Act 1975 as Comptroller or Vice-Chamberlain of Her Majesty's Household, junior Lord of the Treasury or Assistant Government or Opposition Whip. | £5,820 | £6,410 | £7,000 |
| 3. Officer of this House or Member, other than Member of the Cabinet, receiving any other salary under the Act of 1975, or receiving a pension under section 26 of the Parliamentary and other Pensions Act 1972. | £5,650 | £6,325 | £7,000 |
| 4. Member of the Cabinet receiving salary under the Act of 1975. | £5,265 | £6,130 | £7,000 |
§ (2) The ordinary salary of every Member in respect of service on and after 13th June 1979 shall be regarded for pension purposes as being at the rate of £12,000.
§ (3) Members of each of the descriptions in the first column of Table 2 shall be credited—
- (a) by way of supplement to their salaries payable in respect of service on or after 13th June 1979 and before
§ Motion made, and Question put forth-with, pursuant to Order this day,
617- 13th June 1980 with amounts at the yearly rate specified in relation to that description in the second column of that Table;
- (b) by way of supplement to their salaries payable in respect of service on or after 13th June 1980 and before 13th June 1981 with amounts at the yearly rate specified in relation to that description in the third column of that Table.
| TABLE 2 | ||
| Description of Member | Yearly rate of supplement from 13th June 1979 to 12th June 1980 | Yearly rate of supplement from 13th June 1980 to 12th June 1981 |
| 1. Member within paragraph 1 or 2 of Table 1 who draws the whole of his salary. | £153.00 | £76.50 |
| 2. Member within paragraph 1 or 2 of Table 1 who does not draw the whole of his salary. | £153.00 plus 6 per cent. of the amount forgone, but not together exceeding £173.59. | £76.50 plus 6 per cent. of the amount forgone, but not together exceeding £97.09. |
| 3. Member within paragraph 3 or 4 of Table 1 except one in whose case no deduction is required to be made under section 3 or 4 of the Act of 1972.—[Mr. St. John-Stevas.] | £173.59 | £97.09 |
§ Question agreed to.
§ Motion made, and Question put forth-with, pursuant to Order this day,
§ MEMBERS' OFFICE, SECRETARIAL AND RESEARCH ALLOWANCE
§
Resolved,
That, in the opinion of this House, the limit on the allowance payable to any Member of this House in respect of the aggregate expenses incurred for his Parliamentary duties—
should be, for the year ending 31st March 1980, £4520, and for any subsequent year £4600.—[Mr. St. John-Stevas.]
§ Question agreed to.
§ OFFICE HOLDERS' SALARY SUPPLEMENT
§ Queen's recommendation having been signified
§
Motion made, and Question put forth-with, pursuant to Order this day,
That, if an Order in Council is made under subsection (3A) of section 4 of the Parliamentary and other Pensions Act 1972 directing that for the purposes of subsection (2) or (3) of that section any salary payable to a participant under section 2 of that Act be regarded as being payable at a higher rate, provision be made for enabling each participant to recover out of sums voted for the appropriate service an amount equal to 5 per cent, of the difference between the salary which is payable to him and that higher salary.—[Mr. St. John-Stevas.]
§ Question agreed to.
619| MINISTERIAL AND OTHER SALARIES AND PENSIONS |
| Motion made, and Question put forthwith, pursuant to Order this day, |
| That the draft Ministerial and other Salaries and Pensions Order 1979, which was laid before this House on 6 July, be approved—[Mr. St. John-Stevas.] |
| The House divided: Ayes 318. Noes 26. |
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| Adley, Robert | Cowans, Harry | Howell, Rt Hon Denis (B'ham, Sm H) |
| Alexander, Richard | Dalyell, Tam | Howells, Geraint |
| Alison, Michael | Davies, Rt Hon Denzil (Llanelli) | Hughes, Mark (Durham) |
| Ancram, Michael | Davies, E. Hudson (Caerphilly) | Hughes, Roy (Newport) |
| Archer, Rt Hon Peter | Davies, Ifor (Gower) | Hunt, David (Wirral) |
| Armstrong, Ernest | Davis, Terry (B'rm'ham, Stechford) | Hurd, Hon Douglas |
| Ashley, Jack | Dewar, Donald | Irving, Charles (Cheltenham) |
| Ashton, Joe | Dickens, Geoffrey | Jay, Rt Hon Douglas |
| Atkins, Rt Hon H. (Spelthorne) | Dixon, Donald | Jenkin, Rt Hon Patrick |
| Atkins, Robert (Preston North) | Dormand, J. D. | Jessel, Toby |
| Atkinson, David (B'mouth, East) | Douglas, Dick | Johnson, James (Hull West) |
| Bagier, Gordon A. T. | du Cann, Rt Hon Edward | Johnson Smith, Geoffrey |
| Baker, Kenneth (St. Marylebone) | Dunn, Robert (Dartford) | Jones, Rt Hon Alec (Rhondda) |
| Baker, Nicholas (North Dorset) | Durant, Tony | Jones, Barry (East Flint) |
| Banks, Robert | Edwards, Rt Hon N. (Pembroke) | Jones, Dan (Burnley) |
| Barnett, Rt Hon Joel (Heywood) | Emery, Peter | Jopling, Rt Hon Michael |
| Beith, A. J. | Ennals, Rt Hon David | Joseph, Rt Hon Sir Keith |
| Bendall, Vivian | Evans, John (Newton) | Kaberry, Sir Donald |
| Benn, Rt Hon Anthony Wedgwood | Ewing, Harry | Kilroy-Silk, Robert |
| Benyon, W. (Buckingham) | Eyre, Reginald | King, Rt Hon Tom |
| Berry, Hon Anthony | Fairbairn, Nicholas | Kinnock, Neil |
| Bevan, David Gilroy | Fairgrieve, Russell | Kitson, Sir Timothy |
| Booth, Rt Hon Albert | Finsberg, Geoffrey | Lamborn, Harry |
| Boothroyd, Miss Betty | Fletcher, Alexander (Edinburgh N) | Lamont, Norman |
| Boscawen, Hon Robert | Fletcher-Cooke, Charles | Lang, Ian |
| Bottomley, Peter (Woolwich West) | Fookes, Miss Janet | Lawrence, Ivan |
| Bowden, Andrew | Foot. Rt Hon Michael | Lawson, Nigel |
| Boyson, Dr Rhodes | Forman, Nigel | Leadbitter, Ted |
| Braine, Sir Bernard | Forrester, John | Lee, John |
| Bright, Graham | Foster, Derek | Le Marchant, Spencer |
| Brinton, Timothy | Foulkes, George | Lloyd, Ian (Havant & Waterloo) |
| Brittan, Leon | Fowler, Rt Hon Norman | Lloyd, Peter (Fareham) |
| Brocklebank-Fowler, Christopher | Fox, Marcus | Lofthouse, Geoffrey |
| Brooke, Hon Peter | Fraser, Peter (South Angus) | Loveridge, John |
| Brotherton, Michael | Galbraith, Hon T. G. D. | Lyell, Nicholas |
| Brown, Hugh D. (Provan) | Gardner, Edward (South Fylde) | Mabon, Rt Hon Dr J. Dickson |
| Brown, Michael (Brigg & Sc'thorpe) | Garrett, John (Norwich S) | McCartney, Hugh |
| Brown, Robert C. (Newcastle W) | Garrett, W. E. (Wallsend) | McGuire, Michael (Ince) |
| Browne, John (Winchester) | George, Bruce | Mackay, John (Argyll) |
| Bruce-Gardyne, John | Gilmour, Rt Hon Sir Ian | MacKenzie, Rt Hon Gregor |
| Bryan, Sir Paul | Ginsburg, David | Macmillan, Rt Hon M. (Farnham) |
| Buchanan-Smith, Hon Alick | Glyn, Dr Alan | McMillan, Tom (Glasgow, Central) |
| Bulmer, Esmond | Gow, Ian | McNamara, Kevin |
| Butler, Hon Adam | Gower, Sir Raymond | McQuarrie, Albert |
| Cadbury, Jocelyn | Graham, Ted | Madel, David |
| Callaghan, Rt Hon J. (Cardiff SE) | Grant, Anthony (Harrow C) | Major, John |
| Callaghan, Jim (Middleton & P) | Grant, George (Morpeth) | Marland, Paul |
| Carlisle, John (Luton West) | Gray, Hamish | Marlow, Antony |
| Carlisle, Kenneth (Lincoln) | Grimond, Rt Hon J. | Marshall, Michael (Aru[...]) |
| Carlisle, Rt Hon Mark (Runcorn) | Grist, Ian | Marten, Neil (Banbury) |
| Carmichael, Neil | Grylls, Michael | Martin, Michael (Gl'gow, Springb[...] |
| Channon, Paul | Gummer, John Selwyn | Mather, Carol |
| Chapman, Sydney | Hampson, Dr Keith | Maude, Rt Hon Angus |
| Clark, David (South Shields) | Hannam, John | Mawby, Ray |
| Clark, William (Croydon South) | Harrison, Rt Hon Walter | Mawhinney, Dr Brian |
| Clarke, Kenneth (Rushcliffe) | Haselhurst, Alan | Mayhew, Patrick |
| Clegg, Walter | Hattersley, Rt Hon Roy | Mellish, Rt Hon Robert |
| Cocks, Rt Hon Michael (Bristol S) | Havers, Rt Hon Sir Michael | Millan, Rt Hon Bruce |
| Cohen, Stanley | Hawksley, Warren | Mills, Peter (West Devon) |
| Coleman, Donald | Hayhoe, Barney | Miscampbell, Norman |
| Colvin, Michael | Heseltine, Rt Hon Michael | Mitchell, David (Basingstoke) |
| Concannon, Rt Hon J. D. | Higgins, Terence L. | Mitchell, R. C. (Soton, Itchen) |
| Conlan, Bernard | Hogg, Hon Douglas (Grantham) | Monro, Hector |
| Cook, Robin F. | Hogg, Norman (E Dunbartonshire) | Moore, John |
| Cope, John | Home Robertson, John | Morris, Rt Hon Alfred (Wythenshawe) |
| Cormack, Patrick | Hooson, Tom | Morris, Rt Hon Charles (Openshaw) |
| Costain, A. P. | Howell, Rt Hon David (Guildford) | Morris, Rt Hon John (Aberavon) |
| Morris, Michael (Northampton, Sth) | Rossi, Hugh | Tinn, James |
| Morrison, Hon Charles (Devizes) | Royle, Sir Anthony | Townend, John (Bridlington) |
| Morrison, Hon Peter (City of Chester) | Sainsbury, Hon Timothy | Townsend, Cyril D. (Bexleyheath) |
| Moyle, Rt Hon Roland | St. John Stevas, Rt Hon Norman | Trippier, David |
| Mudd, David | Sandelson, Neville | Trotter, Neville |
| Myles, David | Scott, Nicholas | Urwin, Rt Hon Tom |
| Nelson, Anthony | Sever, John | Vaughan, Dr Gerard |
| Newton, Tony | Shaw Michael (Scarborough) | Viggers, Peter |
| Nott, Rt Hon John | Sheerman, Barry | Waddington, David |
| Oakes, Gordon | Shepherd, Colin (Hereford) | Wainwright, Richard (Colne Valley) |
| O' Halloran, Michael | Shersby, Michael | Wakeham, John |
| O'Neill, Martin | Shore Rt Hon Peter (Step and Pop) | Walker-Smith, Rt Hon Sir Derek |
| Onslow, Cranley | Silkin, Rt Hon John (Deptford) | Wall, Patrick |
| Orme, Rt Hon Stanley | Silkin, Rt Hon S. C. (Dulwich) | Waller, Gary |
| Osborn, John | Silverman, Julius | Watson, John |
| Page, Rt Hon R. Graham (Crosby) | Silvester, Fred | Weetch, Ken |
| Parker, John | Sims, Roger | Wheeler, John |
| Parkinson, Cecil | Smith, Dudley (War. and Leam'ton) | White, Frank R. (Bury & Radcliffe) |
| Patten, Christopher (Bath) | Smith, Rt Hon J. (North Lanarkshire) | Whitehead, Phillip |
| Pavitt, Laurie | Snape, Peter | Whitelaw, Rt Hon William |
| Percival, Sir Ian | Speed, Keith | Whitlock, William |
| Pollock, Alexander | Speller, Tony | Whitney, Raymond |
| Porter, George | Spence, John | Wickenden, Keith |
| Prescott, John | Spicer, Michael (S Worcestershire) | Wiggin, Jerry |
| Price, Christopher (Lewisham West) | Spriggs, Leslie | Wigley, Dafydd |
| Prior, Rt Hon James | Sproat, Iain | Wilkinson, John |
| Radice, Giles | Stanley, John | Willey, Rt Hon Frederick |
| Raison, Timothy | Steen, Anthony | Williams, Rt Hon Alan (Swansea W) |
| Rathbone, Tim | Stewart, Rt Hon Donald (W Isles) | Williams, Sir Thomas (Warrington) |
| Rees, Rt Hon Merlyn (Leeds South) | Stewart, Ian (Hitchin) | Winnick, David |
| Rees, Peter (Dover and Deal) | Stoddart, David | Winterton, Nicholas |
| Rees-Davies, W. R. | Stott, Roger | Wolfson, Mark |
| Rhodes James, Robert | Stradling Thomas, J. | Woodall, Alec |
| Ridley, Hon Nicholas | Straw, Jack | Woolmer, Kenneth |
| Rifkind, Malcolm | Summerskill, Hon Dr Shirley | Wrigglesworth, Ian |
| Roberts, Michael (Cardiff NW) | Taylor, Mrs Ann (Bolton West) | Younger, Rt Hon George |
| Roberts, Wyn (Conway) | Tebbit, Norman | |
| Robertson, George | Temple-Morris, Peter | TELLERS FOR THE AYES: |
| Rodgers, Rt Hon William | Thomas, Mike (Newcastle East) | Lord James Douglas-Hamilton and |
| Roper, John | Thompson, Donald | Mr John MacGregor. |
| Ross, Stephen (Isle of Wight) |
| NOES | ||
| Alton, David | Field, Frank | Rooker, J. W. |
| Atkinson, Norman (H'gey, Tott'ham) | Hardy, Peter | Skinner, Dennis |
| Bidwell, Sydney | Haynes, Frank | Soley, Clive |
| Campbell-Savours, Dale | Holland, Stuart (L'beth, Vauxhall) | Steel. Rt Hon David |
| Canavan, Dennis | McKay, Allen (Penistone) | Tilley, John |
| Cryer, Bob | Marshall. Jim (Leicester South) | Wells, P. Bowen (Hert'rd & Stev'nage) |
| Dean, Paul (North Somerset) | Pendry, Tom | |
| Ellis, Raymond (NE Derbyshire) | Penhaligon, David | TELLERS FOR THE NOES |
| English, Michael | Powell, Raymond (Ogmore) | Mr James Wellbeloved and |
| Evans, loan (Aberdare) | Roberts, Allan (Bootle) | Mr Reg Race |
§ Question accordingly agreed to.