HC Deb 22 May 1991 vol 191 c1033

Motion made, and Question put forthwith pursuant to Standing Order No. 101(5) (Standing Committee on Statutory Instruments, &c.), That the draft Veterinary Surgeons Act 1966 (Schedule 3 Amendment) Order 1991, which was laid before this House on 7th May, be approved.—[Mr. Boswell.]

Question agreed to.

Table
Percentages of Yearly Salary
Number of years of service
Age Under 10 10 11 12 13 14 15 or over
Under 50 50 50 50 50 50 50 50
50 50 50 52 54 56 58 60
51 50 52 55 58 62 65 68
52 50 54 58 63 67 72 76
53 50 56 62 67 73 78 84
54 50 58 65 72 78 85 92
55 to 64 50 60 68 76 84 92 100
65 50 58 65 72 78 85 92
66 50 56 62 67 73 78 84
67 50 54 58 63 67 72 76
68 50 52 55 58 62 65 68
69 50 50 52 54 56 58 60
70 or over 50 50 50 50 50 50 50

(3) In calculating for the purposes of paragraph (2) the number of years for which a person has served as a Member of this House before the dissolution, there should be disregarded—

  1. (a) any fraction of a year for which he has so served; and
  2. (b) if a grant was payable to him under this Resolution or any of the former resettlement grant Resolutions on any previous occasion, any period of service which was taken into account or disregarded on that occasion;
and in this paragraph 'the former resettlement grant Resolutions' means the second Resolution of 20th December 1971, the fourth Resolution of 4th March 1980 and the third Resolution of 19th July 1983.

We had a full debate on resettlement grants for older Members of Parliament on 31 January. I agreed then to put the issue to the Top Salaries Review Body. The motion before the House implements in full the proposals contained in the TSRB report that was made available to the House on 29 April. Since then I have found widespread acceptance of the TSRB's recommendations. I am sure that the whole House will wish me to place on record our

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