§ Motion made, and Question proposed.
§ That, in the opinion of this House, the annual amount of a Member's pension should continue to be one-sixtieth of relevant terminal salary for each year of reckonable service, and that Members should have a new option of limited duration to purchase additional reckonable service by lump sum, or by fixed instalments payable as a deduction from salary over a period of five years.—[Mr. Pym.]
§
Amendment proposed, leave out
continue to be one-sixtieth
and insert
be one-fortieth"—[Mr. Charles R. Morris.]
§ Question put, That the amendment be made:
§ The House divided; Ayes 49, Noes 120.
551| Division No. 79] | [10.52 pm |
| AYES | |
| Alton, David | Bottomley, Peter (W'wichW) |
| Beith, A. J. | Campbell-Savours, Dale |
| Bell, Sir Ronald | Cohen, Stanley |
| Benyon, Thomas(A'don) | Crowther, J.S. |
| Cryer, Bob | Morgan, Geraint |
| Cunningham,G.(lslingtonS) | Morris, Rt Hon A. (W'shawe) |
| Dalyell, Tam | Morris, Rt Hon C. (O'shaw) |
| Dubs, Alfred | Morris, M. (N'hamptonS) |
| Emery, Peter | Ogden, Eric |
| Fletcher-Cooke, Sir Charles | Palmer, Arthur |
| Gardner, Edward (SFylde) | Parker, John |
| Garrett, W. E. (Wallsend) | Pendry, Tom |
| Greenway, Harry | Penhaligon, David |
| Hamilton, W.W. (C'tral Fife) | Ross, Stephen (Isle of Wight) |
| Harrison, Rt Hon Walter | Shersby, Michael |
| Haynes, Frank | Soley, Clive |
| Hooley, Frank | Steel, Rt Hon David |
| Kilfedder, James A. | Tinn, James |
| Lamond, James | Wheeler, John |
| Leadbitter, Ted | Whitlock, William |
| Leighton, Ronald | Willey, Rt Hon Frederick |
| McDonald, DrOonagh | Winterton, Nicholas |
| McGuire, Michael (Ince) | |
| McKay,Allen(Penistone) | Tellers for the Ayes: |
| McWilliam, John | Mrs. Gwyneth Dunwoody and |
| Marlow, Tony | Mr. Michael English. |
| NOES | |
| Aitken, Jonathan | Lyell, Nicholas |
| Arnold, Tom | Macfarlane, Neil |
| Atkins, Rt Hon H.(S'thorne) | MacGregor, John |
| Atkinson, David (B'm' th,E) | McNair-Wilson, (N'bury) |
| Baker, Kenneth (St.M'bone) | Major, John |
| Beaumont-Dark, Anthony | Marshall Michael (Arundel) |
| Benyon, Thomas (A'don) | Mayhew, Patrick |
| Berry, Hon Anthony | Mellor, David |
| Best, Keith | Miller,Hal (B'grove) |
| Biffen, Rt Hon John | Mitchell, David (Basingstock) |
| Blaker, Peter | Moate, Roger |
| Boscawen, Hon Robert | Monro, Hector |
| Boyson, Dr Rhodes | Moore, John |
| Brittan, Leon | Morrison, Hon C. (Devizes) |
| Brooke, Hon Peter | Morrison, Hon P. (Chester) |
| Bruce-Gardyne, John | Nelson, Anthony |
| Bryan, Sir Paul | Neubert, Michael |
| Buchanan-Smith, Alick | Newton, Tony |
| Budgen, Nick | Nott, Rt Hon John |
| Carlisle, Kenneth (Lincoln) | Oppenheim, Rt Hon Mrs S. |
| Carlisle, Rt Hon M. (R'c'n) | Page, Rt Hon Sir G. (Crosby) |
| Chalker, Mrs. Lynda | Patten, Christopher (Bath) |
| Channon, Rt. Hon. Paul | Patten, John(Oxford) |
| Clarke, Kenneth (Rushcliffe) | Percival, Sir Ian |
| Cope, John | Pym, Rt Hon Francis |
| Dean, Paul (North Somerset) | Raison, Timothy |
| du Cann, Rt Hon Edward | Rathbone, Tim |
| Edwards, Rt Hon N. (P'broke) | Rees, Peter (Dover and Deal) |
| Eggar, Tim | Renton, Tim |
| Fairgrieve, Russell | Rhodes James, Robert |
| Finsberg, Geoffrey | Rhys Williams, Sir Brandon |
| Fisher, Sir Nigel | Ridley, Hon Nicholas |
| Forman, Nigel | Rifkind, Malcolm |
| Fowler, Rt Hon Norman | Roberts, M. (Cardiff NW) |
| Garel-Jones, Tristan | Roberts, Wyn (Conway) |
| Goodlad, Alastair | Rossi, Hugh |
| Gow, Ian | Sainsbury, Hon Timothy |
| Grist, Ian | Shaw, Giles (Pudsey) |
| Gummer, John Selwyn | Shaw, Michael (Scarborough) |
| Haselhurst, Alan | Silvester, Fred |
| Havers, Rt Hon Sir Michael | Sims, Roger |
| Hayhoe, Barney | Speed, Keith |
| Henderson, Barry | Speller, Tony |
| Heseltine, Rt Hon Michael | Spicer, Michael (S Worcs) |
| Hooson, Tom | Squire, Robin |
| Howe, Rt Hon Sir Geoffrey | Stanbrook, lvor |
| Howell, Rt Hon D. (G'ldf'd) | Stanley, John |
| Hunt, David (Wirral) | Stewart, lan(Hitchin) |
| Jopling, Rt Hon Michael | Stradling Thomas.J. |
| Joseph, Rt Hon Sir Keith | Tebbit, Norman |
| Lamont, Norman | Temple-Morris, Peter |
| Lawrence, Ivan | Thatcher, Rt Hon Mrs M. |
| Lawson, Rt Hon Nigel | Thompson, Donald |
| LeMarchant, Spencer | Thorne, Neil(llford South) |
| LesterJim (Beeston) | Townend, John(Bridlington) |
| Luce, Richard | Townsend, Cyril D,(B'heath) |
| Vaughan, DrGerard | Young, Sir George (Acton) |
| Viggers, Peter | Younger, Rt Hon George |
| Waddington, David | |
| Wakeham, john | Tellers for the Noes: |
| Waller, Gary | Lord James Douglas-Hamilto |
| Wiggin, Jerry | and Mr. Carol Mather. |
§ Question accordingly negatived
§ Main Question put and agreed to.
§ Resolved,
§ That, in the opinion of this House, the annual amount of a Member's pension should continue to be one-sixtieth of relevant terminal salary for each year of reckonable service, and that Members should have a new option of limited duration to purchase additional reckonable service by lump sum, or by fixed instalments payable as a deduction from salary over a period of five years.