HC Deb 05 June 1981 vol 5 cc1258-60

Moton made, and Question proposed, That, in the opinion of this House—

  1. (a) 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 should be £8,384 for the year ending 31st March 1982 and £8,480 for any subsequent year; and
  2. (b) provision should be made to enable each Meber in receipt of the allowance to contribute sums, not exceeding in the year ending 31st March 1982 £838 and in any subsequent year £848, to an approved pension scheme for the provision of pensions or other benefits for or in respect of persons in the payment of whose salaries expenses are incurred by him; and
  3. (c) provision should be made under arrangements approved by Mr. Speaker to enable a Member in receipt of the allowance to incur further expenses for his parliamentary duties by obtaining temporary secretarial or research 1259 assistance while a person to whom a salary is paid by him is prevented through illness from providing such assistance.
For the purposes of this resolution expenses which, at a time when Parliament is dissolved, are incurred in connection with his former or prospective parliamentary duties by a person who was a Member immediately before the dissolution shall be treated as incurred by him as a Member and for his parliamentary duties.—[Mr. Pym.]

Amendment proposed: (a), in paragraph (a) leave out "the limit on"—[Mr. Dubs.]

Question put, That the amendment be made:—

The House divided: Ayes 23, Noes 116.

Division No. 207] [2.00pm
AYES
Anderson, Donald Pendry, Tom
Brown, Ron (E'burgh, Leith) Race, Reg
Cocks, Rt Hon M. (B'stol S) Richardson, Jo
Cryer, Bob Ross, Stephen (Isle of Wight)
Cunningham, G. (Islington S) Sandelson, Neville
Davis, Clinton (Hackney C) Skinner, Dennis
Davis, T. (B'ham, Stechf'd) Stainton, Keith
Dubs, Alfred Whitlock, William
Field, Frank Wrigglesworth, Ian
Garrett, W. E. (Wallsend)
Hamilton, W. W. (C'tral Fife) Tellers for the Ayes:
Harrison, Rt Hon Walter Mr. Alexander W. Lyon and
Healey, Rt Hon Denis Mr. Dafydd Wigley
Holland, S. (L'b'th, Vauxh'll)
NOES
Atkins, Rt Hon H.(S'thorne) Garel-Jones, Tristan
Baker, Kenneth(St.M'bone) Gilmour, Rt Hon Sir Ian
Banks, Robert Ginsburg, David
Bendall, Vivian Greenway, Harry
Berry, Hon Anthony Grist, Ian
Blackburn, John Hamilton, Hon A.
Blaker, Peter Haselhurst, Alan
Bottomley, Peter (W'wich W) Havers, Rt Hon Sir Michael
Boyson, Dr Rhodes Hayhoe, Barney
Brooke, Hon Peter Henderson, Barry
Bruce-Gardyne, John Hooson, Tom
Buck, Antony Howell, Rt Hon D. (G'ldfd)
Butcher, John Hunt, David (Wirral)
Butler, Hon Adam Hurd, Hon Douglas
Carlisle, John (Luton West) Johnson Smith, Geoffrey
Carlisle, Rt Hon M. (R'c'n) Jopling, Rt Hon Michael
Chalker, Mrs. Lynda King, Rt Hon Tom
Channon, Rt. Hon. Paul Lamont, Norman
Chapman, Sydney Lang, Ian
Corrie, John Lawrence, Ivan
Costain, Sir Albert Lawson, Rt Hon Nigel
du Cann, Rt Hon Edward Le Marchant, Spencer
Eggar, Tim Lennox-Boyd, Hon Mark
Eyre, Reginald Lloyd, Ian (Havant & W'loo)
Fairbairn, Nicholas Lloyd, Peter (Fareham)
Finsberg, Geoffrey Luce, Richard
Forman, Nigel Lyell, Nicholas
Fowler, Rt Hon Norman MacGregor, John
Fry, Peter McNair-Wilson, M. (N'bury)
McQuarrie, Albert Shaw, Michael (Scarborough)
Major, John Silvester, Fred
Marshall, Michael (Arundel) Sims, Roger
Marten, Neil (Banbury) Spicer, Michael (S Worcs)
Mather, Carol Stanley, John
Mellor, David Stewart, Ian (Hitchin)
Miller, Hal (B'grove) Stewart, A.(E Renfrewshire)
Moate, Roger Stradling Thomas, J.
Monro, Hector Tebbit, Norman
Moore, John Thompson, Donald
Morrison, Hon C. (Devizes) Townend, John (Bridlington)
Nelson, Anthony van Straubenzee, W. R.
Neubert, Michael Vaughan, Dr Gerard
Onslow, Cranley Viggers, Peter
Oppenheim, Rt Hon Mrs S. Wakeham, John
Parkinson, Cecil Walker, B. (Perth)
Patten, Christopher (Bath) Walker-Smith, Rt Hon Sir D.
Proctor, K. Harvey Waller, Gary
Pym, Rt Hon Francis Ward, John
Raison, Timothy Warren, Kenneth
Rathbone, Tim Wells, Bowen
Rees, Peter (Dover and Deal) Wheeler, John
Rees-Davies, W. R. Wilkinson, John
Renton, Tim Winterton, Nicholas
Rhodes James, Robert Wolfson, Mark
Ridley, Hon Nicholas Young, Sir George (Acton)
Rifkind, Malcolm Younger, Rt Hon George
Roberts, M. (Cardiff NW)
Roberts, Wyn (Conway) Tellers for the Noes:
Sainsbury, Hon Timothy Lord James Douglas-Hamilton
Scott, Nicholas and Mr. Alastair Goodlad.

Question accordingly negatived.

Main Question put and agreed to.