§ 48. Mr. Nicholas Winterton (Macclesfield)What her policy is on the recommendations of the Review Body on Senior Salaries relating to the pay of hon. Members and the office costs allowance. [159338]
§ The President of the Council and Leader of the House of Commmons (Mrs. Margaret Beckett)Decisions on the recommendations are a matter for the House.
§ Mr. WintertonAs, the right hon. Lady says, such decisions are indeed matter for the House. However, when will the recommendations be put to the House so that it can take a decision? Members in all parts of the House believe that the recommendations should be considered, and that such consideration should take place in this Parliament and not the next.
§ Mrs. BeckettI understand the hon. Gentleman's point, and I know that his view is shared in other parts of the House. He asks me when the recommendations will be debated. All I can say, as I would characteristically for a business question, is that it will not, I fear, be next week.