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		</div><p><a href="http://londonglossy.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/mps-to-be-asked-to-give-up-pay-rise.jpg"><img class="alignnone size-full" title="MPs are to be asked to give up a one per cent pay rise" src="http://londonglossy.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/min-mps-to-be-asked-to-give-up-pay-rise.jpg" alt="MPs are to be asked to give up a one per cent pay rise"/></a></p>
<p>MPs are to be asked to give up a 1% pay rise ordered by the Senior Salaries Review Body (SSRB), it has been announced.</p>
<p>Leader of the House Sir George Young said a resolution would be put before the Commons to block the increase in light of the pay freeze imposed on public sector workers.</p>
<p>The move will frustrate many MPs, who argue they are already underpaid on £65,738 a year, and fuel anger at the tight curbs imposed after the scandal over expenses abuses.</p>
<p>MPs gave up control over their pay rises in July 2008, when the SSRB was tasked with calculating how much they should receive based on awards for a basket of other public sector workers.</p>
<p>The increase takes effect automatically, but many Government ministers and backbenchers have opted not to accept the money over the past two years as the country suffered through recession.</p>
<p>The 1% rise set by the SSRB would have taken MPs&#8217; pay to £66,395 a year.</p>
<p>But Sir George confirmed in a written statement to the Commons that he would be acting to stop it coming into force.</p>
<p>&#8220;The Government supports the independent determination of Members&#8217; remuneration,&#8221; Sir George said.</p>
<p>&#8220;However, in light of the decision to impose a two-year pay freeze on all public sector workers earning more than £21,000 per annum, a motion will be brought forward to invite the House to rescind the 2008 resolution, so that the 1% pay increase will not take effect.&#8221;</p>
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