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Debate on Monday, 14 December 2009, in the House of Lords, led by Lord Brabazon of Tara. The answering member was Baroness Royall of Blaisdon.

House of Lords: Financial Support for Members

Lords debate on motion to agree, in accordance with paragraph 7 of the Report from the House Committee on the SSRB Review of Financial Support for Members of the House of Lords (HL 12 2009-10): the architecture and principles of the new system proposed by the SSRB; that the House Committee should work to prepare resolutions to implement the proposals on a timescale which allows a new system to be operational from the start of the new Parliament; that an ad hoc group of members should be established to consider and consult on issues in the SSRB report and advise on their implementation; and that the House Committee should monitor and report on the effects of implementation of the new system after a year of operation. Agreed to on question.

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Parliamentary proceeding
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715 c1317-84 
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2009-10
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Chairman of Committees (HL)
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House of Lords chamber
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Proceeding contributions
Lord Brabazon of Tara | 715 c1317 (Link to this contribution) Moved By In accordance with paragraph 7 of the Report from the House Committee on the SSRB Review ...
Baroness Royall of Blaisdon | 715 c1321-2 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I have no doubt that the noble Lord, Lord Brabazon, will take back very strong messages, a...
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Lord Peston | 715 c1321 (Link to this contribution) I have no objection to my noble friend replying to the debate; my objection is to why the Chairman o...
Lord Barnett | 715 c1322 (Link to this contribution) My noble friend has just told us about the relevance of our costs and the agreement of the Governmen...
Lord Eden of Winton | 715 c1320 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, did the SSRB give any consideration to amalgamating the residence allowance with the atten...
Lord Brabazon of Tara | 715 c1317-20 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, in opening today’s debate, I should perhaps take a moment to explain the procedure that we...
Baroness Royall of Blaisdon | 715 c1321 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I am grateful to the noble Lord, Lord Brabazon, the Chairman of Committees, for his skilfu...
Lord Brabazon of Tara | 715 c1320-1 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I am afraid that I cannot say whether the SSRB considered that or why it came to its concl...
Baroness Royall of Blaisdon | 715 c1383-4 (Link to this contribution) No, my Lords, we are not dismissing elements of the report. We are saying that we adhere to the prin...
Baroness Royall of Blaisdon | 715 c1376-82 (Link to this contribution) At the conclusion of our long debate, after 35 speakers, I want again to thank Members of your Lords...
Lord Walton of Detchant | 715 c1374-5 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, much of what I propose to say has already been said; therefore, I shall be very brief. I r...
Lord James of Blackheath | 715 c1375-6 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, as we approach the end of this lengthy debate I should like to make a few points which der...
Lord Sewel | 715 c1365-7 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I had intended to give a speech today that started at the level of principle and worked it...
Baroness Manningham-Buller | 715 c1367-8 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I stand with some hesitation at this stage in the evening, when it is late and because I a...
Lord MacGregor of Pulham Market | 715 c1364-5 (Link to this contribution) I do not think that that is the relevant point. It is the relevant fee per day that is paid; that is...
Lord Bassam of Brighton | 715 c1368 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, can we hear from the noble Lord, Lord Shutt?
Lord Shutt of Greetland | 715 c1368-70 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I believe that this review needed doing. Unless there is some extreme provocation, I expec...
Earl of Caithness | 715 c1370-3 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I think it is the turn of the Conservatives. I supported the reference to the SSRB, but it...
Baroness Butler-Sloss | 715 c1373 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, it is imperative that this House now accepts for the time being the SSRB report, with all ...
Lord Gordon of Strathblane | 715 c1364 (Link to this contribution) I am sure that the honourable Member would agree—
Lord MacGregor of Pulham Market | 715 c1363-4 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I hope that the House will forgive me for making a brief intervention. I do not share all...
Lord Low of Dalston | 715 c1362-3 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I apologise to the noble Lord, Lord Greaves, for interrupting him just now. I am afraid th...
Lord Graham of Edmonton | 715 c1360-2 (Link to this contribution) Very often at this stage of a debate someone will rise and say that everything that could be said ha...
Lord Gordon of Strathblane | 715 c1364 (Link to this contribution) I am sorry; I am sure that the noble Lord would agree that the heading in annex 7 refers to other pa...
Lord Wakeham | 715 c1359-60 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I intended to say only a few words as I am a member of the House Committee. In view of the...
Lord Greaves | 715 c1359 (Link to this contribution) I am sorry, I have not finished yet. I beg your pardon. I was pausing to consider the one other thin...
Lord Greaves | 715 c1356-9 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, it is this side’s turn now. I agree with the basic sentiments put forward by my noble fri...
Baroness Royall of Blaisdon | 715 c1353 (Link to this contribution) Perhaps it would be helpful if I clarified this point. At the beginning of the debate, I said that I...
Lord Lloyd of Berwick | 715 c1352-3 (Link to this contribution) The noble Lord is referring to gargoyles in the context of the noble Lord, Lord Strathclyde. I do no...
Lord O'Neill of Clackmannan | 715 c1353 (Link to this contribution) The noble and learned Lord had difficulty in finding another example of people in paid employment wh...
Lord Lloyd of Berwick | 715 c1353 (Link to this contribution) I have nothing to add, except that I am very grateful for that elucidation of the position.
Earl Ferrers | 715 c1353-6 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, one can understand people getting worked up about expenses. The noble and learned Lord, Lo...
Lord Howe of Aberavon | 715 c1350-1 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I am not often accompanied by a kind of Red Indian greeting. I shall take advantage of the...
Earl of Onslow | 715 c1352 (Link to this contribution) Surely, the figures could be regarded as gargoyles.
Lord Lloyd of Berwick | 715 c1351-2 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I am very glad to follow the noble and learned Lord, Lord Howe. I will take one of his poi...
Lord Greaves | 715 c1350 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I give way to the noble and learned Lord, Lord Howe.
Lord Greaves | 715 c1350 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I think it is our turn.
Lord Barnett | 715 c1348-50 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, the former chairman of the SSRB has just urged us to accept the report, as have the leader...
Lord Nickson | 715 c1346-8 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, after those five Exocets, perhaps I should declare an interest—not a pecuniary one but as ...
Lord Palmer | 715 c1342-4 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I am more than aware of the contempt in which Parliament is held today. I agree with many ...
Lord Tyler | 715 c1340-2 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, to avoid unnecessary repetition, I shall concentrate on one very important issue that we h...
Lord Peston | 715 c1338-40 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, when I started to read the SSRB report I did not expect to agree with it. However, I did e...
Lord Crickhowell | 715 c1334-8 (Link to this contribution) I do not think that it is just a heavy cold, for which I apologise, that makes me dislike this Motio...
Bishop of Chester | 715 c1332-4 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I should make it clear at the outset that I speak personally on this matter, although, fro...
Baroness D'Souza | 715 c1331-2 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, this is a long awaited day. There is a full House to debate the report before us and expre...
Lord Strathclyde | 715 c1325-8 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I was delighted to be invited to speak early by the noble Lord, Lord Bassam, the Governmen...
Lord McNally | 715 c1331 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I seriously suggest to the House that there is one golden rule in this: if you ask an exte...
Lord Gordon of Strathblane | 715 c1331 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, can the noble Lord clarify whether he regards the overnight allowance as part of the archi...
Baroness Royall of Blaisdon | 715 c1322-5 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I did indeed notice that. The Prime Minister has many responsibilities in relation to the ...
Earl Ferrers | 715 c1382-3 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, before the noble Baroness sits down, I would be grateful if she would be kind enough to ge...
Baroness Shephard of Northwold | 715 c1344-6 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, we have already enjoyed some lighter moments in the course of this debate, but, fundamenta...
Lord McNally | 715 c1328-31 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, the Leader of the House and the Leader of the Opposition have done the House a service by ...
Lord Martin of Springburn | 715 c1373-4 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I do not wish to try the patience of the House. However, I welcome the proposal to put qua...
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Disability Disclosure of information Capital gains tax Allowances Bureaucracy Committees Attendance Women Housing House of Lords Hotels Pay Mortgages Monitoring Peers Married people Offices Travel Taxation Senior Salaries Review Body House Committee Peers' staff
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