Oral question asked in the House of Lords, by Earl of Sandwich (Crossbench). It was answered on Tuesday, 21 December 2010.
Peers
- Question
- My Lords, would the noble Lord agree that without financial inducements there is no possibility of any Peer—or very few Peers—retiring?
- Answer
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My Lords, when the leave of absence scheme was introduced, several hundred Peers—or in the low hundreds—took advantage of it without financial inducement, so I do not agree with the noble Earl’s premise. I also think that the public would find it very hard to understand why many who had been given the honour of being a Member of the House of Lords should then be paid to leave it.
Secondary information
- Type
- Oral question
- Reference
- 723 c989
- Session
- 2010-12
- Oral question type
- Supplementary
- Chamber / Committee
- House of Lords chamber
- Subjects
- House of Lords Peers Terminology
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- View this Oral question on www.publications.parliament.uk
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