§ Mr. Arthur Lewisasked the Lord President of the Council whether former Prime Ministers are entitled to receive their ex-Prime Minister's pension in addition to their parliamentary salaries and any other payments they may receive from public funds.
§ Mr. BiffenThe Parliamentary and other Pensions Act 1972 provides that a former Prime Minister's pension is not payable while he is in receipt of any salary payable out of public funds other than that paid to him as an MP. By a resolution of the House of 21 July 1980, the salary paid to an MP who is also in receipt of a former Prime Minister's pension is restricted to the same reduced rate as that paid to Cabinet Ministers, which is currently £8,460.