Mr. Wm. Rossasked the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland if he will issue a circular to councils in Northern Ireland drawing their attention to the fact that they can be paid only for the time spent on council business, which is business specified in the current Northern Ireland local government Acts.
§ Mr. CarterNo. The conditions attaching to the payment of attendance and financial loss allowance to councillars for approved duty are prescribed in the Local Government (Payment to Councillors) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1973. Individual councils must satisfy the local government auditor that payments made to councillors are in accordance with those regulations. A circular was issued to all councils on 14th November 1973 drawing attention to the provisions of the regulations.