Leader of the House written question – answered at on 7 February 2008.
To ask the Leader of the House what recent considerations the Members Estimate Committee has given to the pay scales of hon. Members' staff and their uprating.
The pay ranges applicable to Members' staff cover the seven generic job descriptions provided to Members as the basis for employing staff using the staffing allowance. These ranges have been uplifted each year since their introduction in 2001 by the increase in the average earnings index.
The Members Estimate Committee has not recently considered the pay ranges, although the evidence set out in the recent Senior Salaries Review Body report (Cm 7270) suggests that they are broadly fit for purpose and allow Members to recruit and retain staff in a competitive employment market.
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