Northern Ireland (Monitoring Commission etc.) Bill [Lords]

Part of the debate – in the House of Commons at 8:10 pm on 17 September 2003.

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Photo of Lembit Öpik Lembit Öpik Liberal Democrat, Montgomeryshire 8:10, 17 September 2003

I am sorry but I cannot resist it. Just for clarification, is the Minister saying that the pension contribution is calculated on the basis of the full salary even when that salary has been reduced—in other words, that the reason that the final pension is consummate with the full salary is that the actual payments into the scheme do not alter with variation in the amount that the individual pays?