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House of Commons Members’ Fund Act 2016
Summary
This Act sets up a fund to provide financial assistance to Members of Parliament who experience personal hardship or financial difficulties. It's essentially a welfare scheme designed specifically for MPs to help them during tough times.
A vote to support means
- —Supporting this Act means backing a fund that helps Members of Parliament (MPs) when they face financial hardship or difficulty. Supporters believe MPs should have access to financial help, just like workers in other professions might have welfare schemes.
A vote to oppose means
- —Critics might argue that MPs already receive good salaries and benefits, so a special fund seems unfair when ordinary workers don't have similar support. Others may worry about how the fund's money is spent and whether it's transparent to the public.
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Bill Passage
Commons
- 1st reading4 Nov 2015
- 2nd reading29 Jan 2016
- Committee stage24 Feb 2016
- Report stage4 Mar 2016
- 3rd reading4 Mar 2016
Lords
- 1st reading7 Mar 2016
- 2nd reading22 Apr 2016
- Committee stage5 May 2016
- 3rd reading10 May 2016
Royal Assent12 May 2016
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