– in the House of Commons at on 28 June 1933.
Sir Henry Jackson
, Wandsworth Central
I beg to move, in page 4, line 41, at the end, to insert the words:
'reduction' in relation to remuneration includes a reduction by way of deduction or refund.
While reductions in salary have been made in some cases, there are others where salaries have not been reduced but reductions from salary have been made and the amounts refunded to the authority as a contribution towards the financial emergency. The expression
"reduction" is used in the Bill and it is desirable to make it clear that it includes any such deduction or refund.
Mr Geoffrey Shakespeare
, Norwich
I can assure the hon. Gentleman that "reduction" means plain reduction, deduction or refund.
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