§ Mr. Lomasasked the Lord President of the Council if he will consider suggesting to the body reviewing the salaries of hon. Members that when an hon. Member retires voluntarily on the grounds of ill health or is defeated at a General Election, a redundancy payment should be payable based on years of service, namely: one month's pay for three years' service, two months' pay for six years' service, three months' pay for nine years of service, four months' pay for 12 years of service, five months' pay for 15 years of service and six months' pay for 18 years of service or more; and if he will make a statement.
§ Mr. FootI will certainly bear my hon. Friend's suggestion in mind for the next substantive review of Members' pay and allowances. The Government are already considering the question of ill
Date Full-time Part-time Total annual salary cost £ 1 October 1974 … … … … 68 3 234,000 1 October 1975 … … … … 68 2 370,000 1 October 1976 … … … … 71 2 373,000 1 October 1977 … … … … 71 1 435,000 The figures for the total cost of salaries are the Estimates for the financial years 1974–75 to 1977–78, the last being the revised Estimate for the year.
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