Originally Posted by
brenrox
I think those that are still alive and have been out of parliament for ~10 years still have access to the perk as it was part of their contract and they missed out on other areas that MP's have today. I could be wrong though.
Yes, there is certainly something like that although am not sure of the time frame. People like Doug Graham, Jenny Shipley and lots of others will continue to have lifetime access to the perks. Roger Douglas, although back in parliament, is another. Eventually they will, people and perks, die out.