§ Mr. Arthur Lewisasked the Lord President of the Council whether he is aware that between June 1976 and mid-February 1977 the purchasing value of Members' salaries had fallen by 11.6 per cent. and what were the figures between mid-February 1977 and mid-February 1978.
§ Mr. FootThe parliamentary salary was, in February 1978,5.5 per cent. lower than it would have been had it moved in line with the index of retail prices since February 1977.