Member

My Amendment 47 would introduce a cap on remuneration for members of the expert panel—in this case, limiting their annual pay to no more than £91,346. Again, that is not a round figure but takes by way of comparison the current salary for a Member in another place. While it is an illustrative number, not a precise and scientific one, I hope it is a way of probing the Government’s thinking about what their expectations are for the remuneration of members of the expert panel. I know that matter is to be decided, but if the Minister could give us a ballpark figure then I think the Committee would find that useful. As we progress through our scrutiny of the Bill, if such decisions are able to be taken then it would be useful to know them so that we can factor them into our thinking.