House of Commons - Committee on Members' Expenses - Written Evidence
The Committee firmly rejected the idea of an automatic link with the Civil Service, or any other comparator: MPs' pay "should be determined on its own and should not enjoy any automatic …
Salaries of members of the United Kingdom Parliament
In the medieval House of Commons, constituents sometimes paid their MPs or covered their expenses, but this custom died out by the late 17th century. [2] Members of Parliament were …
MPs' pay facts - IPSA
Dec 4, 2022 · In 1911 MPs received a salary for the first time to try and improve accessibility for candidates who did not have the funds to carry out the role unpaid. In 1911 the annual salary …
UK Politics | MPs' Pay - BBC News
Sep 23, 2009 · It was not until 1911 that Parliament decided that members of the House of Commons should be paid an official salary. In 1911 MPs received £400. By 2009 the salary of …
When did MPs in the UK First Start Receiving a Salary?
In 1911, MPs received a salary for the first time to try and improve accessibility for candidates who did not have the funds to carry out the role unpaid. The annual salary was £400 in 1911, …
(PDF) MPs' Pay 1911- 1996: Myths and Realities - Academia.edu
Abstract The controversial 26 per cent salary increase voted for by MPs in July 1996 reignited the vexed issue of politicians and pay. This paper ®rstly develops a framework to review the …
MPs' Pay 1911–1996: Myths and Realities - SAGE Journals
May 1, 1999 · This paper firstly develops a framework to review the history of MPs' pay. Secondly, an empirical examination is undertaken with regard to its value relative to prices and earnings, …
How much do we pay our MPs? - Flother
Sep 1, 2009 · Payments made to MPs from 1911–2008, showing real and inflation-adjusted salaries. The light grey line is the real salary, the black line the salary adjusted for inflation at …
Part I dealt with pay and allowances of Members and the parliamentary element of ministers’ pay. It recommended that the basic salary of Members be increased to £8,000.
August 10 - On this day: 111 years since Herbert Asquith gave MPs …
Aug 10, 2022 · 111 years ago (1911) Prime Minister Herbert Asquith's Liberal Government passed The Parliament Act, giving MPs an annual salary for the first time.