PAY FOR SELECT COMMITTEE CHAIRS

That this House recognises that the economic situation means that many people are taking pay cuts; acknowledges that the Government has stated that it wants to reduce the cost of politics; appreciates the work that Select Committees do but notes with alarm that there are 35 such committees where the Chair can receive 14,582 a year on top of their Parliamentary salary, a total of 510,370 a year; and believes that this cost is becoming untenable.