§ Mr. Hanleyasked the Lord Privy Seal what arrangements he has made concerning a review of the motor mileage allowance payable to hon. Members, following his undertaking during the debate on Members' and Ministers' pay and allowances on 19 July 1983.
§ Mr. BiffenI have instituted an independent inquiry with the following terms of reference:
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Water Board Issue—County Courts 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 Aberdare — — — — — Aberystwyth — — 289 199 508 Accrington 77 250 53 867 1 Aldershot 31 85 9 1 — Alfreton — 1 — — — Altrincham — — — — — Amersham — — — — — Ammanford — 198 138 — — Andover 3 266 650 263 455 Ashby de la Zouch — — 1 2 — Ashford — 14 469 197 387 Ashton-under-Lyme 268 750 1,421 2,155 2,723 Aylesbury — 2 — — — Banbury — — — — — Bangor 434 529 503 841 642 Bargoed — — 289 — — Barnet — — — — — Barnsley — 35 2,580 5,232 3,033 Barnstable 1,512 1,584 1,233 1,439 439 Barrow-in-Furness 155 462 1,557 1,387 1,025 Barry — — — — — Basingstoke 3 118 3 25 42 Bath — 67 1,440 1,287 2,497 Bedford 322 213 50 59 — Berwick-on-Tweed — — — — — Beverley 460 861 776 867 639 Birkenhead — — — — — Birmingham 39,820 29,833 58,799 43,854 54,463 Bishop Aukland — 902 837 710 761 Bishops Stortford — — — — — Blackburn — 512 134 2,757 2,057 Blackpool — 699 1,729 2,608 — Blackwood 3 764 931 2,347 2,983 Bletchley — — — — — Bloomsbury and Marylebone — — — — — Blyth — 208 153 187 4 Bodmin and Launceston 851 916 609 1,018 199 Bolton 400 1,569 3,066 4,941 1,893 Boston — — — 1 — Bournemouth — 53 2,033 1,009 2,621 Bow — — — — — Bradford 28 181 2,108 3,106 2,913 Braintree — 76 1 — — Brecknock and Builth 40 125 340 45 — "To make recommendations as to the most appropriate system for reimbursing Members of Parliament the cost of motor mileage, taking into account the practice in the Civil Service and elsewhere".
Lord Peyton of Yeovil, Lord Barnett and Mr. Richard Wilkes of Price Waterhouse have kindly agreed to undertake this inquiry and to report their findings to me in time for the House to come to a decision before the end of the current Session of Parliament.