§ Mr. McMasterTo ask the Lord President of the Council if he will list the information available to him on the(a) salary, (b) various office costs allowances, (c) travel allowances and entitlements, (d) postage and telephone allowances, (e) entertainments allowances and (f) other free or subsidised facilities available to elected members of the parliamentary assemblies of (i) the United Kingdom, (ii) Germany, (iii) France, (iv) the United States of America, (v) Australia, (vi) Spain, (vii) Eire, (viii) Denmark and (ix) the European Parliament, basing his comparison on the exchange rates at the close of business on 1 January.
§ Mr. NewtonThe information requested is not readily available and could be provided only at disproportionate cost. However, last year the review body on top salaries carried out a review of the House of Commons office costs allowance (Report No. 32, Cm 1943, July 1992) which included in appendix E
The secretarial, research and office accommodation an expenses of legislators in thirteen countries: a comparativ, survey 1991".Calculations for this survey were based on the rate o exchange prevailing on 15 April 1991. This report i available in the House of Commons Library.