Resolved,

That in pursuance of the provisions of section 3 of the House ofCommons Members' Fund Act 1948 and of section 2 of the House of CommonsMembers' Fund and Parliamentary Pensions Act 1981, the maximum annualamounts of the periodical payments which may be made out of the House ofCommons Members' Fund under the House of Commons Members' Fund Act 1939(1), as amended(2), and the annual rate of any payments made under section1 of the said Act of 1981 shall be varied as from 1st April 1991, asfollows:

(a)for paragraph 1 of Schedule 1 to the said Act of 1939, as amended,there shall be substituted the following paragraph:

"1. The annual amount of any periodical payment made to any person byvirtue of his past membership of the House of Commons shall not exceed£3,237 or such sum as, in the opinion of the Trustees, will bring hisincome up to £5,952 per annum, whichever is the less:

Provided that if, having regard to length of service and need, theTrustees think fit, they may make a larger payment not exceeding £6,231or such sum as, in their opinion, will bring his income up to £8,946 perannum, whichever is the less";

(b)for paragraph 2 of that Schedule there shall be substituted thefollowing paragraph:

"2. The annual amount of any periodical payment to any person by virtueof her being a widow of a past Member of the House of Commons shall notexceed £1,626 or such sum as, in the opinion of the Trustees, will bringher income up to £4,341 per annum, whichever is the less:

Provided that if, having regard to her husband's length of serviceor to her need, the Trustees think fit, they may make a larger paymentnot exceeding £3,114 or such sum as, in the opinion of the Trustees,will bring her income up to £5,829 per annum, whichever is the less";

(c)in paragraph 2A of that Schedule for the words"the annual amount of any periodical payment" to the end of the paragraph, there shall be substituted the words:

• "the annual amount of any periodical payment made to any such widowershall not exceed £1,626 or such sum as, in the opinion of the Trustees,will bring his income up to £4,341 per annum, whichever is the less:

Provided that if, having regard to his wife's length of service orto his need, the Trustees think fit, they may make a larger payment notexceeding £3,114 or such sum as, in the opinion of the Trustees, willbring his income up to £5,829 per annum, whichever is the less";

(d)in section 2(1) of the said Act of 1981, for the words from thebeginning to the end of paragraph (b) there shall be substituted thewords:

• "the annual rate of any payments made under section 1 shallbe-

  (a)

  £1,884 if the payments are made to a past Member; and

  (b)

  £942 if the payments are made to the widow or widower of a pastMember".