evidence: The Secretary of State has been urged to slash Assembly Members' pay by almost £14,000 as the Stormont crisis approaches its first anniversary. [...] The report recommends that MLAs' annual salaries be reduced in two stages, with an immediate £7,425 (15%) cut from £49,500 to £42,075. [...] "I would support MLAs' pay being cut by a third immediately. I don't think the public of Northern Ireland will be happy with this - they will be expecting something more draconian," he said.