There is also a proposed pay freeze for SPS staff until 31 March 2013, which is accompanied by a constrained benefits package and, importantly, a guarantee of no compulsory redundancies over the same period.Secondly, on members’ pay and expenses, as the Finance Committee knows, we have received cross-party support for a proposal to freeze members’ pay and expenses at the current level until 31 March 2013, and the budget has been set on that basis.Thirdly, as members know, the SPCB is charged with oversight of the commissioners and ombudsmen.