ALLOWANCE OF DEPUTY SPEAKER

3.57 p.m.

The Minister for Law and Minister for Labour (Mr E.W. Barker): Mr Speaker, Sir, I beg to move the Motion* standing in my name as it appears on the Order Paper.

*The Motion reads as follows:

That, pursuant to Article 42 of the Constitution of the Republic of Singapore, the allowance of the Deputy Speaker shall be $1,735.85 p.m. (inclusive of the 1982 and 1983 NWC wage increases) with effect from 1st July, 1983 and thereafter he shall be paid, in addition, all such NWC wage increases and other allowances as would be payable to office-holding Members of Parliament.

Sir, clause (3) of Article 42 of the Constitution provides, inter alia, that the Deputy Speaker shall be paid such salary or allowance as Parliament may from time to time determine. The Motion seeks approval to pay the wage increases in the case of the Deputy Speaker as well.

As in the case of the Speaker, the Motion also seeks general approval of the House for the Deputy Speaker to be paid all NWC wage increases and other allowances as would be payable to office-holding Members of this House.

Sir, I beg to move.

Question put, and agreed to.

Resolved,

That, pursuant to Article 42 of the Constitution of the R(?public of Singapore, the allowance of the Deputy Speaker shall be $1,735.85 p.m. (inclusive of the 1982 and 1983 NWC wage increases) with effect from 1st July, 1983 and thereafter he shall be paid, in addition, all such NWC wage increases and other allowances as would be payable to office-holding Members of Parliament.