asked the Lord President of the Council whether he will give for the longest and most convenient period of time the number of occa- sions when hon. Members' salaries were recommended for increases by outside committees; when the recommendations were implemented with and without amendments; and when he expects fully to implement the most recent award.

I refer my hon. Friend to the information given in my answer to him on 26th May 1977—[Vol. 932, c. 539.] A Bill to implement the recommendations of Report No. 8 of the Review Body on Top Salaries on Members' pensions is about to be introduced and the future position as regards Members' pay is one of the questions I will want to discuss when we debate this whole general issue later this Session.