§ Sir W. Allenasked the Chancellor of the Exchequer if he has considered the Report on the House of Commons Members' Fund, 1944-5, and if he will consider introducing the necessary legislation to increase these pensions seeing that the capital at the credit of the account amounts to £ 41,725 2s. 7d.
§ Mr. DaltonI understand that, in view of the Government Actuary's report of 4th July, 1944, on the House of Commons Members' Fund, of the need to accumulate a sufficient reserve to cover contingent liabilities, and of paragraphs 14 and 16 of the Report of the Departmental Committee on Pensions to Members (Cmd. 5624), the Trustees of the Fund do not think it advisable to propose any amendment of the Members Fund Act, 1939.