Debate on Wednesday, 17 December 2008, in the House of Commons, led by John Butterfill. The answering member was Chris Bryant.

Parliamentary Pensions

Debate on a motion that this House endorses a cost-neutral package of changes to the Parliamentary pension scheme consisting of (1) the introduction of a new option for members of the scheme to pay a member contribution rate of 5.5 per cent. of salary for a pension building up at an accrual rate of 1/60th of final salary for each year of service, as an alternative to the existing accrual rate options; and (2) changes to the ill-health retirement provisions, as proposed by the Trustees, including two different levels of benefit depending on the degree of a scheme member's incapacity, and the periodic review of ill-health pensions. Agreed on question.

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Type: Parliamentary proceeding
Reference: 485 c1162-70
Session: 2008-09
Department: Leader of the House of Commons
Chamber / Committee: House of Commons chamber
Proceeding contributions: Simon Hughes | 485 c1168 (Link to this contribution) I want to allow the hon. Gentleman to correct what I said or at least to put the Government's positi...; David Winnick | 485 c1168 (Link to this contribution) I apologise if my hon. Friend has already covered this point. I do not wish to be accused of hypocri...; Chris Bryant | 485 c1168 (Link to this contribution) I was coming to that. The Government reckon that the new accrual rate will cost something in the reg...; Simon Hughes | 485 c1170 (Link to this contribution) Prompted by what the right hon. Member for Islwyn (Mr. Touhig) said, I think I am right in saying—th...; Chris Bryant | 485 c1170 (Link to this contribution) Those were to be my final words, but I will give way to the hon. Gentleman.; Chris Bryant | 485 c1170 (Link to this contribution) The hon. Gentleman is absolutely right. I do not want to undermine the parliamentary contributory pe...; Lord Touhig | 485 c1169 (Link to this contribution) My hon. Friend the Member for Walsall, North (Mr. Winnick) was quite right to point out that some of...; Chris Bryant | 485 c1168-9 (Link to this contribution) I very much hope that my hon. Friend will not be retiring for some considerable time. I also hope th...; Chris Bryant | 485 c1169-70 (Link to this contribution) My right hon. Friend makes a good point. It is also true that many former Members of Parliament have...; Simon Hughes | 485 c1162 (Link to this contribution) I have a simple question for the hon. Gentleman. He said that the proposal, which I accept and suppo...; John Butterfill | 485 c1162 (Link to this contribution) I will be relatively brief. These two changes to the rules of our parliamentary contributory pension...; Simon Hughes | 485 c1165-6 (Link to this contribution) Both of the proposals seem eminently sensible. I am grateful to the chairman and his colleagues, the...; John Butterfill | 485 c1164-5 (Link to this contribution) The past 10 years is about the whole time in which I have been a trustee. I would have thought that ...; David Winnick | 485 c1164 (Link to this contribution) Can the hon. Gentleman give any indication of the number of Members who have applied—in the past 10 ...; John Butterfill | 485 c1162-4 (Link to this contribution) I am grateful for that intervention, but of course the reality is that if the House were to put forw...; Chris Bryant | 485 c1167-8 (Link to this contribution) I, too, pay enormous tribute to the hon. Member for Bournemouth, West (Sir John Butterfill). I am no...; Shailesh Vara | 485 c1166-7 (Link to this contribution) Earlier this year, the House debated the report of the Review Body on Senior Salaries regarding parl...; Simon Hughes | 485 c1166 (Link to this contribution) I have not quite addressed post-65 circumstances yet, but I understand the hon. Gentleman's point. P...; John Butterfill | 485 c1166 (Link to this contribution) That is not totally correct. If Members reach the maximum level before they are 65, they can no long...
Subjects: Workplace pensions Members
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