§ Resolved,
§ That, in the opinion of this House,—
- (a) provision should be made under arrangements approved by Mr. Speaker for an allowance to be made towards defraying the expenses of secretarial or research assistance which, after a person has ceased to be a Member of this House, is still required in connection with his Parliamentary duties: and
- (b) the limit on that allowance should be one-sixth of the amount which, for the year in which that person ceases to be a Member, is the limit on the allowance payable to a Member of this House in respect of the aggregate expenses incurred by him for his Parliamentary duties as general office expenses, on secretarial assistance and on research assistance; and
- (c) the allowance should be paid to the person who has ceased to be a Member or. if he has died, to his personal representatives or a person nominated by him or selected under the arrangements approved by Mr. Speaker.—[Mr. St. John-Stevas.]