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Proceeding contribution from Jack Straw (Labour) in the House of Commons on Monday, 1 February 2010. It occurred during Debate on bill and Committee of the Whole House (HC) on Constitutional Reform and Governance Bill.

Constitutional Reform and Governance Bill

I will not invite you to declare an interest from the Chair in this matter, Mr. Gale, although I could. The provision is perfectly innocent. There is one class of Member—we are all elected as Members of Parliament. However, as the hon. Gentleman will recognise, some time ago the House decided that it should make additional payments to Chairmen of Select Committees and Public Bill Committees and other office holders. It also determined that there should be different levels of payment for different levels of responsibility. We have sought to replicate that in the new clause, to ensure that in setting pay, IPSA takes account of decisions of the House about such Members.

Secondary information

Type
Proceeding contribution
Reference
505 c67 
Session
2009-10
Chamber / Committee
House of Commons chamber
Subjects
Complaints Disciplinary proceedings Criminal proceedings Appeals Capital gains tax Conduct Allowances Constitutional and administrative law House of Lords House of Commons Disqualification Income tax European Parliament members Inheritance tax Domicil Overpayments Pay Public appointments Pensions Members Members' interests Ministers Peers Parliament Pension funds Standards Taxation Committee on Standards and Privileges Parliamentary Commissioner for Standards Independent Parliamentary Standards Authority Commissioner for Parliamentary Investigations
Legislation
Constitutional Reform and Governance Bill 2008-09 to 2009-10
Link
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