MPS' WIRELESS EQUIPMENT

Early day motion 227, tabled 18 January 2001 by Derek Wyatt (Labour). Signed by 24 members.

That this House welcomes the office cost allowance inquiry currently being undertaken by the Senior Salaries Review Body; notes that the Republican members of the Senate will be given wireless personal electronic assistants which will provide senators with an intranet service that will deliver briefings, schedules and information to pagers, mobiles and palm top computers; and recommends that after the next election, the administrators of the PDVN are given the responsibility to design, manage and maintain a website for every honourable Member and that an urgent review is undertaken to facilitate wireless communication throughout the Parliamentary Estate.

Signatures by party: Labour 16, Liberal Democrat 5, Labour/Co-operative 1, Plaid Cymru 1, UUP 1.