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PREM19/1597
Parliament (MPs' pay and pensions) (Part 5)

Source: TNA, PREM19 series
Release date: 2014 Dec 30
Classification: Secret
Page count: 253
Themes: Conservative Party (organization), Labour Party & socialism, Parliament, Public spending & borrowing

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Date Value Title
83 Jul 11 Mo Major Parliament: Biffen PS minute to No.10 ("Parliamentary Pay and Allowances") [Government's contingency responses to each of the possible outcomes of the Parliamentary Debate] [released Dec 2014]
83 Jul 12 Tu Major Parliament: Michael Scholar minute to MT ("MPs and Ministers' Pay") [proposed increase figure] [released Dec 2014]
83 Jul 13 We Major Parliament: No.10 record of conversation (MT, Lawson, Whitelaw, Biffen, Wakeham) ["MPs' and Ministers' Salaries"] [released Dec 2014]
83 Jul 13 We Major Parliament: Cabinet Office minute to No.10 ("Parliamentary Pay and Allowances") [implications for Ministerial salaries] [released Dec 2014]
83 Jul 13 We Major Parliament: Biffen PS letter to Treasury ("Parliamentary Pay and Allowances") [draft PQ & reply] [released Dec 2014]
83 Jul 15 Fr Major Parliament: Cabinet Office minute to MT ("Ministerial Salaries") [proposals] [released Dec 2014]
83 Jul 15 Fr Major Parliament: Cabinet Office record of conversation (MT, Whitelaw, Biffen, Wakeham) ["MPs' and Ministers' Salaries"] [released Dec 2014]
83 Jul 18 Mo Major Parliament: Chancellor of the Exchequer minute to No.10 ("Ministerial Salaries") ["In my view these proposals are too generous"; proposed alternative approaches] [released Dec 2014]
83 Jul 18 Mo Major Parliament: Cabinet Office record of conversation (MT, Lawson, Whitelaw, Biffen, Wakeham) ["Ministerial Salaries"] [released Dec 2014]
83 Jul 19 Tu Major Parliament: No.10 record of conversation (MT, Biffen, Wakeham) ["MPs Pay"] [released Dec 2014]
83 Jul 19 Tu Major Parliament: Cabinet Office minute to No.10 ("Ministerial Salaries") [schedule; draft Written Answer; MT request for list of MPs voting themselves a large pay rise] [released Dec 2014]
83 Jul 20 We Major Parliament: Cabinet Office briefing for MT ("Top Salaries Review Bodies Reports") [Government response] [released Dec 2014]
84 Feb 16 Th Major Parliament: Chancellor of the Exchequer minute to MT ("MPs Expenses Payments and Tax") [additional costs allowance] [released Dec 2014]
84 Feb 29 We Major Parliament: No.10 record of conversation (MT, Lawson, Biffen, Wakeham, Moore) ["MPs' Expenses Payments and Tax"] [released Dec 2014]
84 Feb 29 We Major Parliament: No.10 briefing for MT ("MPs Expenses Payments and Tax") [additional costs allowance] [released Dec 2014]
84 Apr 2 Mo Major Parliament: Biffen letter to Whitelaw ("Parliamentary Pension Scheme") [proposed Government concessions to MPs' demands for amendments to the Bill] [released Dec 2014]
84 Apr 5 Th Major Parliament: Andrew Turnbull minute to MT (Parliamentary Pension Scheme) [MT opposed to proposal to stage 9% increase in contributions, given the generosity of the increase in benefits] [released Dec 2014]
84 Apr 9 Mo Major Parliament: No.10 record of conversation (MT, Whitelaw, Biffen, Wakeham, Gummer) [MPs' pensions: MT reluctant to accept proposal to stage 9% increase of contributions] [released Dec 2014]
84 Jun 7 Th Minor Parliament: Biffen letter to Members of Parliament ("Parliamentary Pensions Etc Bill") [note of main provisions] [released Dec 2014]
85 Mar 25 Mo Major Parliament: No.10 record of conversation (MT, Biffen, Whitelaw, Wakeham, Gummer) ["Ministers' and MPs' Pay"] [released Dec 2014]