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AUTOMATIC ANNUAL INCREASE TO MEMBERS' STAFF SALARIES

Early day motion 726, tabled 24 January 2007 by Andrew Love (Labour). Signed by 134 members.

That this House recognises the invaluable functions performed by hon. Members' staff; believes that, like other employees, all hon. Members' staff should receive a minimum annual increase in their salary which reflects a cost of living increase; also believes that administrative costs and effort associated with processing individual hon. Members' requests for increases would be significantly reduced by applying a minimum automatic increase to hon. Members' staff salaries in line with the increase applied to the hon. Members' Staffing Allowance; further believes that a very high proportion of staff currently receive either no salary increase or an increase below that applied to the hon. Members' Staffing Allowance; and supports the TGWU Parliamentary Staff branch in its campaign for a minimum automatic annual increase to Members' staff salaries in line with the increase applied to the hon. Members' Staffing Allowance.

Signatures by party: Labour 105, Liberal Democrat 14, Scottish National Party 6, Plaid Cymru 3, Independent 2, Social Democratic and Labour Party 2, Conservative 1, DUP 1.