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
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The Bill would update and tidy the rules for the House of Commons Members' Fund, which helps former MPs and their dependants in financial difficulty. It would give Trustees more flexibility, widen eligibility, remove the need for an annual appropriation and the monthly £2 contribution by current MPs, and allow any surplus to be returned to the Treasury.
The Bill is currently at the second reading in the House of Commons and originated in the Commons in 2013.
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