asked the Chancellor of the Exchequer the number of Scottish Members of Parliament who have refused to accept all or part of the recent increase in salary when it was raised from £600 to £1,000 per annum.

I cannot add to the particulars given in my reply to the hon. Member's Question on 18th November.

Is my right hon. and learned Friend aware that Scotland is a separate country? That being so, does not his answer apply to Scotland in a different way?

No, Sir. I cannot disclose particulars, from whatever part of the world hon. Members may come.

Would not my right hon. and learned Friend agree that it would be against all the best and well-founded traditions of Scotland for an hon. Member to take up this position?