Office Costs Allowance

HC Deb 20 January 1998 vol 304 cc484-5W

39. Mr. Hinchliffe

To ask the President of the Council what steps she is taking to review the office costs allowance. [21754]

Mrs. Ann Taylor

I would not expect this issue to be revisited until the Senior Salaries Review Body's next scheduled review of parliamentary pay and allowances in the year 2000. However, in its 1996 report the SSRB did make a number of Development Recommendations related to the Office Costs Allowance and work has been continuing on these.