jane ellison. >> on that very subject, i look forward in the budget later, but would the prime minister agree with me that people seeking high office in public life should set a better example? >> i think the ordinary makes an important point. he said that if he's elect eed mayor of london, he will pay his taxes. it's not for me to hanged out political advice, but my advice would be to pay them before the campaign gets going. jon cryer. thank you regional pay would set hospital against hospital and school against does -- the prime minister recognize that this would pit hospital against hospital and school against school. unless he can give it a guarantee here today, a promise, that if he introduces original pay, it will bring down the overall bill. >> is the last government introduced local pay into the court service. so the idea of looking at local pay for some public services is not some alien concept, it's a perfectly sensible thing to look at. and i also have to say, that his front bench suggested that we look at local level benefits in a debate about the benefits. surely he should

jane ellison. >> on that very subject, i look forward in the budget later to measure tax avoidan that would lead the prime minister to agree with me that people seeking high office in public life should set a better example. >> i think the honorable lady makes an important point, and i have to note whaten livingston has said is, he's said if he's elected mayor of london, he will th fully pay his taxes. [laughter] 's not for me to hand out political advice, but my advice would be to pay them before the campaign gets going. >> john pryor. >> thank you, mr. speaker. does the prime minister recognize that the introduction of regional pay would set hospital against hospital and school against school? and yet it would almost certainly push up the overall cost of public sector pay? unless he can give us a guarantee here today that if he introduces regional pay, it will bring down the overall bill? >> what i'dsay to the honorable gentleman is the last government introduced local pay io the court service, so the idea of looking at local pay for some puic services is not some alien concept, it'

jane ellison. >> on that very subject, i look forward in the budget later to measure tax avoidance that would lead the prime minister to agree with me that people seeking high office in public life should set a better example. >> i think the honorable lady makes an important point, and i have to note what ken livingston has said is, he's said if he's elected mayor of london, he will then fully pay his taxes. [laughter] it's not for me to hand out political advice, but my advice would be to pay them before the campaign gets going. >> john pryor. >> thank you, mr. speaker. does the prime minister recognize that the introduction of regional pay would set hospital against hospital and school against school? and yet it would almost certainly push up the overall cost of public sector pay? unless he can give us a guarantee here today that if he introduces regional pay, it will bring down the overall bill? >> what i'd say to the honorable gentleman is the last government introduced local pay into the court service, so the idea of looking at local pay for some public services is not some alien c