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Proceeding contribution from Lord Lloyd of Berwick (Crossbench) in the House of Lords on Tuesday, 14 July 2009. It occurred during Committee of the Whole House (HL) and Debate on bill on Parliamentary Standards Bill.

Parliamentary Standards Bill

I support what the noble Earl has said. I was all those years ago—although it is hard to believe—a member of the Senior Salaries Review Body, of which Baroness Seear was then also a member, under the chairmanship of Lord Boyle. I remember that we would year after year recommend increases and found it extremely frustrating that, year after year, those increases were resisted by Members of the House of Commons for reasons of their own. I remember in particular Lord Boyle coining a good expression for that—"competitive self-abasement"—and he foresaw then that it would lead to the sort of trouble that we are experiencing today.

Secondary information

Type
Proceeding contribution
Reference
712 c1098-9 
Session
2008-09
Chamber / Committee
House of Lords chamber
Subjects
Disciplinary proceedings Disclosure of information Codes of practice Appeals Conduct Allowances Advocacy British constitution Committee on Standards in Public Life Employment Housing Finance Families Human rights House of Commons Judiciary Freedom of expression Pay Powers Membership Public appointments Members Members' interests Privy Council Parliament Parliamentary privilege Standards Regulation Repayments Committee on Standards and Privileges Senior Salaries Review Body Independent Parliamentary Standards Authority Commissioner for Parliamentary Investigations Sunset clauses
Legislation
Parliamentary Standards Bill 2008-09
Link
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