§ Mr. FlynnTo ask the Secretary of State for Wales if he will ensure that future percentage changes in the level of the salaries of members of the National Assembly will be linked to changes in the level of(a) the national minimum wage and (b) the basic state pension. [80587]
§ Mr. Michael[holding answer 13 April 19991: This will be a matter for the National Assembly to determine. The Review Body on Senior Salaries has recommended that the salaries of Members of the National Assembly for Wales be uprated each year in line with Senior Civil Service pay, specifically by the same percentage as the average of the movements in the mid-points of the nine Senior Civil Service pay bands below Permanent Secretary.