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| Peers to get up to £100 a night for hotel stays | Peers to get up to £100 a night for hotel stays |
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| Peers who live outside of London will be able to claim up to £100 a night for accommodation when they attend sittings of the House of Lords from next month. | Peers who live outside of London will be able to claim up to £100 a night for accommodation when they attend sittings of the House of Lords from next month. |
| The sum is on top of a £342 allowance for each day they attend, while peers can also claim for travel expenses. | The sum is on top of a £342 allowance for each day they attend, while peers can also claim for travel expenses. |
| The change was voted through unopposed by peers and comes in from 15 April. | The change was voted through unopposed by peers and comes in from 15 April. |
| Lord True said the move would help the chamber to be accessible to all, regardless of someone's financial position or where they live. | Lord True said the move would help the chamber to be accessible to all, regardless of someone's financial position or where they live. |
| The Lord Privy Seal, who is responsible for procedure, told peers the Lords had become "far too much a House of the south-east of England". | The Lord Privy Seal, who is responsible for procedure, told peers the Lords had become "far too much a House of the south-east of England". |
| "It is not right that some noble Lords may be deterred from coming to this House because attendance would impose a significant financial burden on them," the Tory peer said. | "It is not right that some noble Lords may be deterred from coming to this House because attendance would impose a significant financial burden on them," the Tory peer said. |
| What could replace the House of Lords? | What could replace the House of Lords? |
| What could replace the House of Lords? | |
| Most peers, except ministers, do not receive a salary for their parliamentary duties. Peers who receive a ministerial salary are not allowed to claim allowances. | Most peers, except ministers, do not receive a salary for their parliamentary duties. Peers who receive a ministerial salary are not allowed to claim allowances. |
| Under the changes, peers whose registered home address is outside Greater London will be able to claim up to £100 towards the cost of a hotel or similar accommodation when they are attending a sitting of the House or a Lords Committee. | Under the changes, peers whose registered home address is outside Greater London will be able to claim up to £100 towards the cost of a hotel or similar accommodation when they are attending a sitting of the House or a Lords Committee. |
| Lord True said the maximum allowance was "proportionate" and below the average cost of London hotel accommodation. | Lord True said the maximum allowance was "proportionate" and below the average cost of London hotel accommodation. |
| The change, which was recommended in a report by the cross-party House of Lords Commission, external, was welcomed by Labour and the Liberal Democrats. | |
| The report noted that the current scheme compensates peers at the same level whether or not they live in London, despite hotel costs rising significantly in recent years. | The report noted that the current scheme compensates peers at the same level whether or not they live in London, despite hotel costs rising significantly in recent years. |
| Related Topics | Related Topics |
| House of Lords | House of Lords |