§ Mr. Arthur Lewisasked the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster whether he will take whatever action may prove necessary to ensure that hon. Members receive redundancy allowances on a basis not less than, or better than, those applied to steel workers and others in public service.
§ Mr. PymNo. The House decided on the appropriate level of severance pay for hon. Members when it voted for the existing arrangements on 4 March 1980.