Local view for "http://purl.org/linkedpolitics/eu/plenary/2003-12-17-Speech-3-020"
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"en.20031217.1.3-020"2
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"Mr President, the history of the package of terms and conditions of Members of this House is not a very glorious one and it does no particular credit to all those who have been involved with it, who seem somehow to be hexed by the subject matter.
I do not want to go over old ground. The current version of the Members' Statute is not perfect – far from it. But in the real world it is probably as good as one can hope to get. From our point of view we British Conservatives have four cardinal principles: firstly salary should be comparable to our national MPs' salaries; secondly we should pay the same tax as our constituents; thirdly the expenses regime should be cleaned up; and finally there should be a clean break with the past.
The proposed salary is not the same as a UK MPs' salary, but the overall package is not dissimilar when all aspects are taken in the round. We shall pay tax on the same basis as our constituents. The expenses regime is going to be cleaned up and, while there is not an entirely clean break with the past, the anomalies are such that I do not assess them to be very great and they will of course waste away over time.
As a result, we shall vote for it. I would like to conclude by saying to all those who are likely to be the important players in the end game: do not faff about. Let us get the whole matter done and dusted in double quick time!"@en1
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