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MPs should get a 9% pay rise next year as planned, the body overseeing their salaries and expenses has said. Marcial Boo, chief executive of the Independent Parliamentary Standards Authority (IPSA), said MPs did an important job and should not be paid a "miserly amount". Their pay will go up from 拢67,000 to 拢74,000 under IPSA's plan. The PM, Nick Clegg and Ed Miliband called the hike unacceptable when it was proposed at the end of last year. But speaking to the Sunday Telegraph in his first interview since taking on the job, Mr Boo said a review of evidence had shown that economic forecasts were improving while MPs' salaries had "fallen behind" others working in comparable public sector roles.
Louise asks: Does your MP deserve a payrise?

Also, Louise White asks if you are still worried about what's in your food.
More than a year on from the horsemeat scandal, Britain is to get a new Food Crime Unit to fight the trade in fraudulent foods. Scotland is already in the process of setting up an independent body which will have more powers to crackdown. The Food (Scotland) Bill will create Food Standards Scotland, a new, independent body which will replace the UK-wide Food Standards Agency (FSA) in Scotland.