Pay for Chairmen of Select Committees — PAY FOR CHAIRMEN OF SELECT COMMITTEES (No. 2) — 30 Oct 2003 at 16:38

Queen's recommendation having been signified-

Motion made, and Question put,

That the following provision shall be made with respect to the salaries of Members of this House-
(1) With effect from the beginning of the next Session of Parliament, the salary of a Member shall be £12,500 per annum higher than the figure determined in accordance with the provisions of the Resolution of the House of 10th July 1996 in respect of any period during which he is the Chairman of a select committee appointed under Standing Order No. 152 (Select Committees related to government departments), the Environmental Audit Committee, the European Scrutiny Committee, the Committee of Public Accounts, the Select Committee on Public Administration, the Regulatory Reform Committee, the Joint Committee on Human Rights or the Joint Committee on Statutory Instruments, other than to the extent that the provisions of paragraph (3) apply.
(2) A period begins for the purpose of paragraph (1)-
(i) with the day on which the Member becomes Chairman of such a committee, or
(ii) with the beginning of the next Session of Parliament, in the case of a Member who became Chairman before that time; and ends on the day on which the Member ceases to be Chairman (or, if he is Chairman of more than one such committee, he ceases to be Chairman of the last of those committees).
(3) There shall be disregarded for the purpose of paragraph (1)-
(i) any period which is of less than 24 hours duration; and
(ii) any period, or part thereof, in respect of which the Member is also entitled to an additional salary by virtue of any provision of the Ministerial and other Salaries Act 1975.
(4) Reference to any Committee in paragraph (1) shall-
(i) if the name of the Committee is changed, be taken (subject to sub-paragraph (ii)) to be a reference to the Committee by its new name; and
(ii) if the functions of the Committee become functions of a different Committee, be taken to be a reference to the Committee by whom the functions are for the time being exercisable.
(5) The provisions of paragraph (2) of the Resolution of the House of 10th July 1996 relating to Members' Salaries (No. 2) shall apply, with effect from 1st April 2004, to a salary determined in accordance with the provisions of paragraph (1) as they apply in relation to a salary determined in accordance with the provisions of that Resolution.
(6) The Speaker shall have authority to interpret these provisions and to determine rules from time to time for their implementation.-[Mr. Woolas.]

The House divided: Ayes 81, Noes 53.

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Nick AingerCarmarthen West and South PembrokeshireLab (minister)aye
Bob AinsworthCoventry North EastLab (minister)aye
Mr Richard AllanSheffield, HallamLDem (front bench)no
Sir David AmessSouthend WestCon (front bench)no
Janet AndersonRossendale and DarwenLabaye
John AustinErith and ThamesmeadLabaye
Adrian BaileyWest Bromwich WestLab (minister)aye
Mr Tony BanksWest HamLab (minister)aye
Gregory BarkerBexhill and BattleCon (front bench)aye
John BarrettEdinburgh WestLDemaye
Kevin BarronRother ValleyLab (minister)aye
Joe BentonBootleLab (minister)no
John BercowBuckinghamCon (front bench)aye
Crispin BluntReigateConaye
Tim BoswellDaventryCon (front bench)aye
Peter BottomleyWorthing WestCon (front bench)no
Graham BradyAltrincham and Sale WestConaye
Tom BrakeCarshalton and WallingtonLDem (front bench)no
Annette BrookeMid Dorset and North PooleLDem (front bench)aye
Malcolm BruceGordonLDem (front bench)aye
Paul BurstowSutton and CheamLDem (front bench)no
Vincent CableTwickenhamLDem (front bench)no
Patsy CaltonCheadleLDemno
David CameronWitneyCon (front bench)aye
Alistair CarmichaelOrkney and ShetlandLDem (front bench)aye
Mr David ChidgeyEastleighLDem (front bench)no
Paul ClarkGillinghamLab (minister)aye
Kenneth ClarkeRushcliffeCon (front bench)aye
Vernon CoakerGedlingLab (minister)tellaye
Mr Tony ColmanPutneyLabaye
Frank CookStockton NorthLabaye
Jeremy CorbynIslington NorthLabno
Mr Brian CotterWeston-Super-MareLDem (front bench)no
Jim CousinsNewcastle upon Tyne CentralLabno
Jon CruddasDagenhamLab (minister)aye
John CryerHornchurchLabno
David CurrySkipton and RiponConno
Geraint DaviesCroydon CentralLabaye
Quentin DaviesGrantham and StamfordCon (front bench)aye
David DavisHaltemprice and HowdenCon (front bench)aye
Mr Terry DavisBirmingham, Hodge HillLabno
Andrew DismoreHendonLabno
Jim DowdLewisham WestLab (minister)aye
David DrewStroudLab (minister)no
Maria EagleLiverpool, GarstonLab (minister)no
Jim FitzpatrickPoplar and Canning TownLab (minister)aye
Eric ForthBromley and ChislehurstConaye
Liam FoxWoodspringCon (front bench)aye
Mark FrancoisRayleighCon (front bench)aye
Andrew GeorgeSt IvesLDem (front bench)no
Chris GraylingEpsom and EwellCon (front bench)no
John GroganSelbyLabaye
Peter HainNeathLab (minister)aye
Mike HallWeaver ValeLabno
David HansonDelynLabno
Tom HarrisGlasgow CathcartLab (minister)aye
Mr Nick HawkinsSurrey HeathConaye
John HayesSouth Holland and The DeepingsCon (front bench)aye
David HeathSomerton and FromeLDem (front bench)no
David Heathcoat-AmoryWellsConno
Mr David HinchliffeWakefieldLabaye
Kate HoeyVauxhallLabno
Paul HolmesChesterfieldLDemno
Jimmy HoodClydesdaleLab (minister)aye
Kelvin HopkinsLuton NorthLab (minister)no
Gerald HowarthAldershotCon (front bench)aye
Mr Kevin HughesDoncaster NorthLabtellno
Lynne JonesBirmingham, Selly OakLabno
Piara S KhabraEaling, SouthallLabno
David KidneyStaffordLabaye
Eleanor LaingEpping ForestCon (front bench)aye
Norman LambNorth NorfolkLDem (front bench)aye
Mark LazarowiczEdinburgh North and LeithLab (minister)aye
Ian Liddell-GraingerBridgwaterCon (front bench)aye
Martin LintonBatterseaLabaye
Tony LloydManchester CentralLabno
Elfyn LlwydMeirionnydd Nant ConwyPC (front bench)no
Tim LoughtonEast Worthing and ShorehamCon (front bench)aye
Andrew LoveEdmontonLab (minister)aye
Peter LuffMid WorcestershireCon (front bench)aye
Andrew MacKayBracknellConaye
Andrew MacKinlayThurrockLabno
John MannBassetlawLab (minister)no
John McFallDumbartonLab (minister)aye
Anne McIntoshVale of YorkCon (front bench)aye
Patrick McLoughlinWest DerbyshireCon (front bench)aye
Alan MealeMansfieldLab (minister)no
Gillian MerronLincolnLab (minister)tellaye
Andrew MillerEllesmere Port and NestonLab (minister)no
Andrew MitchellSutton ColdfieldConaye
Stephen O'BrienEddisburyConaye
Mr Martin O'NeillOchilLab (minister)no
Richard OttawayCroydon SouthCon (front bench)aye
Nick PalmerBroxtoweLabaye
Mr Peter PikeBurnleyLabaye
Mr Kerry PollardSt AlbansLabno
Steve PoundEaling NorthLab (minister)aye
Gordon PrenticePendleLabno
Mr Lawrie QuinnScarborough and WhitbyLabno
John RandallUxbridgeCon (front bench)aye
Alan ReidArgyll and ButeLDem (front bench)no
John ReidHamilton North and BellshillLab (minister)aye
Mr David RendelNewburyLDemno
Andrew RobathanBlabyConno
Angus RobertsonMoraySNP (front bench)no
Hugh RobertsonFaversham and Mid KentCon (front bench)aye
John RobertsonGlasgow AnnieslandLab (minister)aye
Laurence RobertsonTewkesburyCon (front bench)no
Andrew RosindellRomfordCon (front bench)aye
Bob RussellColchesterLDem (front bench)no
Alex SalmondBanff and BuchanSNPno
Martin SalterReading WestLabaye
Barry SheermanHuddersfieldLab (minister)aye
Richard ShepherdAldridge-BrownhillsCon (front bench)no
Dennis SkinnerBolsoverLab (minister)no
Robert SmithWest Aberdeenshire and KincardineLDem (front bench)aye
Mr Clive SoleyEaling, Acton and Shepherd's BushLab (minister)aye
Michael SpicerWest WorcestershireCon (front bench)aye
Phyllis StarkeyMilton Keynes South WestLabaye
Andrew StunellHazel GroveLDem (front bench)no
Mr Simon ThomasCeredigionPCno
Andrew TurnerIsle of WightCon (front bench)no
Neil TurnerWiganLabaye
Stephen TwiggEnfield, SouthgateLab (minister)aye
Mr Paul TylerNorth CornwallLDem (front bench)no
Andrew TyrieChichesterCon (front bench)aye
Angela WatkinsonUpminsterCon (front bench)aye
Michael WeirAngusSNP (front bench)no
Mr John WilkinsonRuislip - NorthwoodConaye
Alan WilliamsSwansea WestLabaye
David WilshireSpelthorneConaye
Ann WintertonCongletonwhilst Conaye
Nicholas WintertonMacclesfieldConaye
Pete WishartNorth TaysideSNP (front bench)tellno
Phil WoolasOldham East and SaddleworthLab (minister)aye
Tony WrightCannock ChaseLabaye
Derek WyattSittingbourne and SheppeyLabaye
George YoungNorth West HampshireCon (front bench)aye

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