A Bill to consolidate and amend provisions about the House of Commons Members' Fund.
The Bill has been introduced to amend and consolidate provisions relating to the House of Commons Members’ Fund, which assists former Members and their dependants who are in financial difficulty. Key areaswould allow more flexibility to the Trustees in managing the Fund, including through extending the class of beneficiary would remove the requirement for an annual appropriation resolution would remove the requirement that all current Members make a monthly contribution of £2 would allow the Fund to return surplus funds to the Treasury.
House of Commons
15 May 2014
The House of Commons Members' Fund Bill would consolidate and simplify the law governing the House of Commons Members' Fund, which helps former MPs and their dependants who are in financial difficulty. It would give the Trustees more freedom to manage the Fund, broaden who can benefit, remove the annual appropriation resolution and the requirement for current MPs to contribute £2 a month, and allow any surplus to be returned to the Treasury.
The Bill is at its Second Reading in the House of Commons, having originated in the Commons.
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