Northern Ireland Assembly Members (Pay) Bill
Debate between Owen Smith and Gregory Campbell
2nd reading: House of Commons
&
3rd reading: House of Commons
Wednesday 21st March 2018
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Wednesday 21st March 2018
(6 years, 9 months ago)
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Mr Gregory Campbell (East Londonderry) (DUP)
Will the Secretary of State take it from me that many people in Northern Ireland will be grateful she is doing that? As we heard in the Northern Ireland Affairs Committee whenever the former Finance Minister, Alex Easton, came and answered questions from the hon. Member for North Down (Lady Hermon)—it became known as the Alex Easton section—the staff of hard-working MLAs work day and night to deliver the best deal possible for constituents, so this is very good news. We welcome the salary reduction, but people on the ground should not suffer as a result.
