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  Increased Commercialisation of the House of Commons to Generate Income
  
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  @ MP voted no in favour of plans to increase Parliament's income by three million pounds per year by extending its operations as a commercial visitor attraction, additional retail activities, and greater commercial hire of rooms.
  @ MP voted aye to defer plans to increase Parliament's income by extending its operations as a commercial visitor attraction, additional retail activities, and greater commercial hire of rooms.
  
  
  The majority of MPs voted in favour of plans to increase Parliament's income by three million pounds per year by extending its operations as a commercial visitor attraction, additional retail activities, and greater commercial hire of rooms.
  
  MPs were considering the motion:
  
  :That this House
  :''notes'' the medium-term financial plan for the House of Commons Administration as set out in [http://www.publications.parliament.uk/pa/cm201213/cmselect/cmfinserv/691/69106.htm Appendix A to the First Report from the Finance and Services Committee (HC 691)];
  :''endorses'' the intention of the Committee to recommend to the House of Commons Commission a House of Commons Administration Estimate 5 for 2013-14 of Â£220 million;
  :''notes'' the intention of the House of Commons Commission to make savings of 17 per cent in real terms from 2010-11 level by 2014-15 in line with the wider public sector; and 
  :''endorses'' the Savings Programme as set out in [http://www.publications.parliament.uk/pa/cm201213/cmselect/cmfinserv/691/69107.htm Appendix B] to the report.
  
  
  The amendment rejected in this vote was:
  :Amendment (c), in line 8, after âreportâ, insert
  
  â, save that proposals under the income generation category be deferred for approval to a future date, so that more detailed information is available to Members, and also to give the House a specific opportunity to vote on whether it accepts the increased commercialisation of Parliament.â
  
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