HC Deb 08 July 1996 vol 281 c38W
35. Mr. Simon Hughes

To ask the Lord President of the Council what plans he has to introduce new proposals on Members' pay and allowances, pursuant to the report of the Top Salaries Review Committee. [34719]

Mr. Newton

The Government have announced their proposals and the House will debate the matter on Wednesday 10 July.

Mr. Cohen

To ask the Lord President of the Council what recent assessment he has made of levels of right hon. and hon. Members' pay and allowances. [34713]

Mr. Newton

I refer the hon. Gentleman to the Prime Minister's reply of 4 July to the hon. Member for Chorley (Mr. Dover),Official Report, column 505.

Mrs. Ann Winterton

To ask the Lord President of the Council what was the annual salary of a Member of the House of Commons on 1 October 1971; and what that salary would be today if it had been increased annually(a) in line with inflation and (b) in line with the national average increase in earnings. [35641]

Mr. Newton

On 1 October 1971, a Member's annual salary was £3,250. The salary in May this year, the latest date for which figures are available, would be:

  1. (a) £24,041 had it been increased in line with inflation; and
  2. (b) £36,899 had it been increased in line with the national average increase in earnings.