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Sweeney, Walter

Taylor, Ian (Esher)

Taylor, John M. (Solihull)

Taylor, Matthew (Truro)

Thompson, Sir Donald (C'er V)

Thompson, Patrick (Norwich N)

Thurnham, Peter

Tracey, Richard

Tredinnick, David

Trend, Michael

Twinn, Dr Ian

Tyler, Paul

Vaughan, Sir Gerard

Waldegrave, Rt Hon William

Wallace, James

Wardell, Gareth (Gower)

Wardle, Charles (Bexhill)

Watson, Mike

Wheeler, Rt Hon Sir John

Widdecombe, Ann

Willetts, David

Wilshire, David

Winterton, Nicholas (Macc'f'ld)

Wise, Audrey

Wolfson, Mark

Wood, Timothy

Worthington, Tony

Wray, Jimmy

Yeo, Tim

Young, Rt Hon Sir George

Tellers for the Ayes :

Mr. Irvine Patnick and

Mr. Derek Conway.

NOES

Alexander, Richard

Allason, Rupert (Torbay)

Alton, David

Ashdown, Rt Hon Paddy

Aspinwall, Jack

Austin-Walker, John

Banks, Matthew (Southport)

Bates, Michael

Beith, Rt Hon A. J.

Benton, Joe

Chisholm, Malcolm

Clelland, David

Corbyn, Jeremy

Deva, Nirj Joseph

Dowd, Jim

Elletson, Harold

Field, Frank (Birkenhead)

Gallie, Phil

Gill, Christopher

Gordon, Mildred

Harvey, Nick

Hawkins, Nick

Jones, Nigel (Cheltenham)

Khabra, Piara S.

Kilfedder, Sir James

Lidington, David

Lynne, Ms Liz

McCrea, Rev William

Marland, Paul

Michie, Bill (Sheffield Heeley)

Montgomery, Sir Fergus

Paisley, Rev Ian

Pickthall, Colin

Pope, Greg

Prentice, Gordon (Pendle)

Robinson, Peter (Belfast E)

Skinner, Dennis

Spink, Dr Robert

Squire, Rachel (Dunfermline W)

Stephen, Michael

Sykes, John

Wareing, Robert N

Tellers for the Noes :

Mr. Harry Barnes and

Mr. Bob Cryer.

Question accordingly agreed to.

Queen's Recommendation having been signified--

Motion made, and Question put forthwith, pursuant to Order [29th October],

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That the following provision should be made with respect to the salaries of Members of this House--

(1) In respect of service in 1994--

(a) the salary of an ordinary Member shall be at a yearly rate of £31,687 ; and

(b) the salary of a salaried Member shall be at a yearly rate of £23,854.

(2) In respect of service in 1995--

(a) the salary of an ordinary Member shall be at a yearly rate equal to the sum of £32,538 but increased by the relevant percentage for that year ; and

(b) the salary of a salaried Member shall be at a yearly rate equal to the sum of £24,495 but increased by the relevant percentage for that year.

(3) In respect of service in any subsequent year--

(a) the salary of an ordinary Member shall be at a yearly rate equal to the salary of an ordinary Member for the preceding year but increased by the relevant percentage for that subsequent year ; and (

(b) the salary of a salaried Member shall be at a yearly rate equal to the salary of a salaried Member for the preceding year but increased by the relevant percentage for that subsequent year. (4) For the purposes of this Resolution--

(a) an ordinary Member is a Member of this House other than a salaried Member ;

(b) a salaried Member is an Officer of this House or any Member of this House receiving a salary under the Ministerial and other Salaries Act 1975 or a pension under section 26 of the Parliamentary and other Pensions Act 1972 ; and

(c) the relevant percentage for any year ("the relevant year") is the percentage by which, as a result of any pay settlement in the preceding year and any stage taking effect in that year of an earlier pay settlement, the average annual salary (disregarding allowances) on 1st January in the relevant year of the persons covered by the 1992 Pay Agreement for Grades 5 to 7 has increased compared with that average on 1st January in the preceding year.-- [Mr. Newton.] Question agreed to.

Motion made, and Question put forthwith, pursuant to Order [29th October],

That the draft Ministerial and other Salaries Order 1993, which was laid before this House on 1st November, be approved.-- [Mr. Newton.]

Question agreed to.

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