§ Sir Phillip Hollandasked the Chancellor of the Exchequer if he will make a statement on the arrangements that have been made for the payment of a pension to Sheila, Lady Maybray-King, the widow of the former Speaker, Lord Maybray-King pending the approval of the Parliamentary and other Pensions Bill.
§ Mr. BrookeThe Parliamentary and other Pensions Bill which my right hon. Friend the Lord Privy Seal introduced yesterday includes provision for a pension to be paid as a charge on the Consolidated Fund to Sheila, Lady Maybray-King when that Bill comes into force. In the meantime an advance of £4,903.66 has been sought from the Contingencies Fund to provide for the gross payment of this pension in respect of the period between Lord Maybray-King's death on 3 Sepember 1986 and 31 March 1987. Repayment of this sum to the Fund will be made by means of the special omnibus Vote (Other Services: repayments to the Contingencies Fund). A further small advance may be necessary from the Contingencies Fund, to be repaid by the same means, for the period from 1 April 1987 until the Parliamentary and other Pensions Bill comes into force.