§ Dr. Winstanleyasked the Chancellor of the Exchequer if he will publish a table for 1966–67 comparable to that given for 1967–68 relating to expenses 253W wholly, necessarily and exclusively incurred by Members in the performance of their Parliamentary duties.
§ Mr. DiamondI am circulating with the Official Report a table, in similar form to the table for 1967–68 published on 28th January—[Vol. 776, c. 1096)—which classifies the amounts of Members' expenses allowed for Income Tax purposes against their remuneration as Members of Parliament for the year 1966–67. The table includes only those cases where final figures are available. Ministers have not been included.
Expenses allowed Number of members £ £ 0— 99 1 100— 199 — 200— 299 — 300— 399 4 400— 499 4 500— 599 11 600— 699 9 700— 799 14 800— 899 15 900— 999 17 1,000— 1,099 27 1,100— 1,199 29 1,200— 1,299 42 1,300— 1,399 35 1,400— 1,499 37 1,500— 1,599 22 1,600— 1,699 23 1,700— 1,799 27 1,800— 1,899 19 1,900— 1,999 23 2,000— 2,099 10 2,100— 2,199 14 2,200— 2,299 13 2,300— 2,399 6 2,400— 2,499 10 2,500— 2,599 8 2,600— 2,699 4 2,700— 2,799 4 2,800— 2,899 1 2,900— 2,999 1 3,000— 3,099 5 3,100— 3,199 4 439
§ Dr. Winstanleyasked the Chancellor of the Exchequer if he will publish revised table of expenses wholly, necessarily and exclusively incurred by Members in the performance of their Parliamentary duties for 1967–68, including figures obtained since those given on 28th January, 1969.
§ Mr. DiamondA revised table would not differ significantly from that published as recently as 28th January.—[Vol. 776, c. 1096.]