Business of the House – in the House of Commons at 10:00 pm on 30 March 2009.
On a point of order, Madam Deputy Speaker. At 2 o'clock this afternoon we learned that the Senior Salaries Review Body was recommending a 2.3 per cent. pay rise for Members of Parliament, yet the Armed Forces Pay Review Body's report has been sitting with Ministers for weeks without an announcement having been made. It is simply not acceptable for MPs to know their pay award while the men and women serving on the front line do not know theirs. Has a Minister applied to you for leave to come to the House to explain the report and what he plans to do about it?
I have received no notification or request from any Minister, but the hon. Gentleman's comments are now on the record.