SCHEDULES

SCHEDULE 6Parliamentary and other pensions

Part 1Parliamentary and other pensions

MPs' pension scheme

Meaning of “service as a member of the House of Commons”

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1

For the purposes of this Schedule a person is to be treated as in service as a member of the House of Commons at any time if at that time a salary is or was payable to the person under—

a

section 4 of the Parliamentary Standards Act 2009, or

b

in relation to a time before that section was in force, the resolutions of the House of Commons then in force relating to the remuneration of its members.

2

For the purposes of this Schedule service as a member of the House of Commons includes service as the holder of a qualifying office or position.

3

In relation to a time when a determination under section 4(4) of the Parliamentary Standards Act 2009 is in effect a “qualifying office or position” means an office or position in respect of which, because of section 4A(2) of that Act, a higher salary is payable than the salary payable to members of the House of Commons generally.

4

In relation to a time before the first determination under section 4(4) of the Parliamentary Standards Act 2009 comes into effect a “qualifying office or position” means—

a

the office of Chairman of Ways and Means and the office of Deputy Chairman of Ways and Means,

b

an office or position in respect of which, under the resolutions of the House of Commons then in force relating to the remuneration of its members, a higher salary was payable than the salary payable to members of the House of Commons generally.