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  Communications Allowance - Welcoming the principle
  
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  <p>The Majority voted for the motion:</p>
  
  <blockquote>This House welcomes the principle of establishing, from 1st April 2007, a separate Allowance for Members of Parliament to assist in the work of communicating with the public on parliamentary business and instructs the Members Estimate Committee[1] to prepare a detailed proposal for such an allowance.</blockquote>
  
  <p>The full debate and vote establishing the Communications Allowance was held shortly before it came into force.[2]</p>
  
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  <li>[1] <a href="http://www.parliament.uk/parliamentary_committees/mec.cfm">Members Estimate Committee</a> established 29 January 2004, House of Commons.</li>
  <li><a href="http://www.publicwhip.org.uk/division.php?date=2007-03-28&number=87">Division 87</a>, 28 March 2007, House of Commons.</li>
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