MR MARK HARPER MP—SUPPLEMENTARY WRITTEN EVIDENCE
(2)
During my evidence session on Monday 17th October,
Oliver Heald asked about the link between the age of members of
the House of Lords and their attendance. In my letter of 3 November,
I agreed to write to you again when we had undertaken a more detailed
analysis of the available information.
I attach a detailed analysis of those who attended
the House in April to June 2011 by age. The figures for attendance
are taken from the claims for daily attendance allowances by members
of the House of Lords which are published monthly by the House
of Lords.
I am copying this letter to all members of the Joint
Committee and the Clerks.
8 December 2011
ATTENDANCE BY MEMBERS OF THE HOUSE OF LORDS BY
AGE
Taken from the expenses claims from April—June
2011. The House sat for 39 days in this period.
All tables do not include senior members of the Judiciary,
Lords Spiritual, those on leave of Absence, and one MEP. They
do include those who were suspended.
In all tables, other includes members who were suspended,
officeholders, DUP, UUP, UKIP and Independent Labour and Independent
Conservative members
Total Membership
end June 2011—Actual Numbers
| Age Range
| Total Number of members
| Conservative
| Lib Dem
| Labour
| Cross-bench
| Other
|
| 90s
| 15
| 5
| 1
| 2
| 7
| |
| 80s
| 117
| 37
| 8
| 31
| 35
| 6
|
| 70s
| 248
| 72
| 25
| 80
| 62
| 9
|
| 60s
| 256
| 63
| 34
| 88
| 58
| 13
|
| 50s
| 98
| 31
| 18
| 29
| 16
| 4
|
| 40s
| 28
| 7
| 5
| 11
| 5
| |
| 30s
| 2
| 2
| | | |
|
| 764
| 217
| 91
| 241
| 183
| 32
|
Percentage of members of each party group in each age range
| Age Range
| Total Number of members
| Conservative
| Lib Dem
| Labour
| Cross-bench
| Other
|
| 90s
| 2 %
| 2.3 %
| 1.1 %
| 0.8 %
| 3.8 %
| |
| 80s
| 15.3 %
| 17.1 %
| 8.8 %
| 12.9 %
| 19.1 %
| 18.6 %
|
| 70s
| 32.5 %
| 33.2 %
| 27.5 %
| 33.2 %
| 33.9 %
| 28.1 %
|
| 60s
| 33.5 %
| 29 %
| 37.4 %
| 36.5 %
| 31.7 %
| 40.6 %
|
| 50s
| 12.8 %
| 14.3 %
| 19.8 %
| 12 %
| 8.7 %
| 12.5 %
|
| 40s
| 3.7 %
| 3.2 %
| 5.5 %
| 4.6 %
| 2.7 %
| |
| 30s
| 0.3 %
| 0.9 %
| | | |
|
| | |
| | | |
Breakdown of Peers recording a zero attendance—Actual Numbers
| Age Range
| Total Number of peers recording a zero attendance
| Conservative
| Lib Dem
| Labour
| Cross-bench
| Other
|
| 90s
| 8/15
| 1/5
| 1/1
| 1/2
| 5/7
| |
| 80s
| 23/117
| 6/37
| 1/8
| 6/31
| 9/35
| 1/6
|
| 70s
| 12/248
| 2/72
| 0/25
| 2/80
| 7/62
| 1/9
|
| 60s
| 10/256
| 2/63
| 1/34
| 4/88
| 2/58
| 1/13
|
| 50s
| 4/98
| 0/31
| 0/18
| 1/29
| 1/16
| 2/4
|
| 40s
| 1/28
| 0/7
| 0/5
| 1/11
| 0/5
| |
| 30s
| 0/2
| 0/2
| | | |
|
| Total
| 58/764
| 11/217
| 3/91
| 15/241
| 24/183
| 5/32
|
Percentage of members of each party group in each age range
| Age Range
| Total Number of peers recording a zero attendance
| Conservative
| Lib Dem
| Labour
| Cross-bench
| Other
|
| 90s
| 53.3 %
| 20 %
| 100 %
| 50 %
| 71.4 %
| |
| 80s
| 19.7 %
| 26.2 %
| 12.5 %
| 19.4 %
| 25.7 %
| 16.7 %
|
| 70s
| 4.8 %
| 2.8 %
| 0 %
| 2.5 %
| 11.3 %
| 11.1 %
|
| 60s
| 3.9 %
| 3.2 %
| 2.9 %
| 4.5 %
| 3.4 %
| 7.7 %
|
| 50s
| 4.1 %
| 0 %
| 0 %
| 3.4 %
| 6.3 %
| 50 %
|
| 40s
| 3.6 %
| 0 %
| 0 %
| 9.1 %
| 0 %
| |
| 30s
| 0 %
| 0 %
| | | |
|
| Total
| 7.6 %
| 5 %
| 3.3 %
| 6.2 %
| 13.1 %
| 15.6 %
|
Breakdown of Number of peers attending on fewer than 19 days,
i.e. less than 50 % attendance—Actual Numbers
| Age Range
| Total Number of peers attending on fewer than 19 days
| Conservative
| Lib Dem
| Labour
| Cross-bench
| Other
|
| 90s
| 12/15
| 3/5
| 1/1
| 2/2
| 6/7
| |
| 80s
| 54/117
| 14/37
| 4/8
| 10/31
| 22/35
| 4/6
|
| 70s
| 66/248
| 22/72
| 2/25
| 11/80
| 25/62
| 6/9
|
| 60s
| 74/256
| 16/63
| 3/34
| 21/88
| 30/58
| 4/13
|
| 50s
| 28/98
| 5/31
| 3/18
| 10/29
| 7/16
| 3/4
|
| 40s
| 11/28
| 3/7
| 2/5
| 4/11
| 2/5
| |
| 30s
| 0/2
| 0/2
| | | |
|
| Total
| 245/764
| 63/217
| 15/91
| 58/241
| 92/183
| 17/32
|
Percentage of members of each party group in each age range
| Age Range
| Total Number of peers attending on fewer than 19 days
| Conservative
| Lib Dem
| Labour
| Cross-bench
| Other
|
| 90s
| 80 %
| 60 %
| 100 %
| 100 %
| 85.7 %
| |
| 80s
| 46.2 %
| 37.8 %
| 50 %
| 32.3 %
| 62.9 %
| 66.7 %
|
| 70s
| 26.7 %
| 30.6 %
| 8 %
| 13.8 %
| 40.3 %
| 66.7 %
|
| 60s
| 28.9 %
| 25.4 %
| 8.8 %
| 23.9 %
| 51.7 %
| 30.8 %
|
| 50s
| 28.6 %
| 16.1 %
| 16.7 %
| 34.5 %
| 43.8 %
| 75 %
|
| 40s
| 39.3 %
| 42.9 %
| 40 %
| 36.4 %
| 40 %
| |
| 30s
| 0 %
| 0 %
| | | |
|
| Total
| 32.1 %
| 29 %
| 16.5 %
| 24.1 %
| 50.3 %
| 53.1 %
|
Peers who attended 27 or more days, i.e. at least 75 % attendance—Actual
Numbers
| Age Range
| Total Number of peers who attended 27 or more days
| Conservative
| Lib Dem
| Labour
| Cross-bench
| Other
|
| 90s
| 3/15
| 2/5
| 0/1
| 0/2
| 1/7
| |
| 80s
| 51/117
| 17/37
| 3/8
| 21/31
| 9/35
| 1/6
|
| 70s
| 134/248
| 35/72
| 17/25
| 57/80
| 23/62
| 2/9
|
| 60s
| 132/256
| 23/63
| 25/34
| 56/88
| 20/58
| 8/13
|
| 50s
| 54/98
| 17/31
| 13/18
| 17/29
| 6/16
| 1/4
|
| 40s
| 9/28
| 1/7
| 3/5
| 4/11
| 1/5
| |
| 30s
| 2/2
| 2/2
| | | |
|
| Total
| 385/764
| 97/217
| 61/91
| 155/241
| 60/183
| 12/32
|
Percentage of members of each party group in each age range
| Age Range
| Total Number of peers who attended 27 or more days
| Conservative
| Lib Dem
| Labour
| Cross-bench
| Other
|
| 90s
| 20 %
| 40 %
| 0 %
| 0 %
| 14.3 %
| |
| 80s
| 43.6 %
| 45.1 %
| 37.5 %
| 67.7 %
| 25.7 %
| 16.7 %
|
| 70s
| 54 %
| 48.6 %
| 68 %
| 71.3 %
| 37.1 %
| 22.2 %
|
| 60s
| 51.6 %
| 36.5 %
| 73.5 %
| 63.6 %
| 34.5 %
| 61.5 %
|
| 50s
| 55.1 %
| 54.8 %
| 72.2 %
| 58.6 %
| 37.5 %
| 25 %
|
| 40s
| 32.1 %
| 14.3 %
| 60 %
| 36.3 %
| 20 %
| |
| 30s
| 100 %
| 100 %
| | | |
|
| Total
| 50.4 %
| 44.7 %
| 67 %
| 64.3 %
| 32.8 %
| 37.5 %
|
Peers who attended all 39 days in the quarter i.e. 100 % attendance—Actual
Numbers
| Age Range
| Total Number of peers attended all 39 days
| Conservative
| Lib Dem
| Labour
| Cross-bench
| Other
|
| 90s
| 1/15
| 0/5
| 0/1
| 0/2
| 1/7
| |
| 80s
| 9/117
| 4/37
| 0/8
| 5/31
| 0/35
| 0/6
|
| 70s
| 33/248
| 9/72
| 5/25
| 17/80
| 2/62
| 0/9
|
| 60s
| 23/256
| 2/63
| 7/34
| 8/88
| 3/58
| 3/13
|
| 50s
| 12/98
| 3/31
| 4/18
| 5/29
| 0/16
| 0/4
|
| 40s
| 3/28
| 0/7
| 1/5
| 2/11
| 0/5
| |
| 30s
| 1/2
| 1/2
| | | |
|
| Total
| 82/764
| 19/217
| 17/91
| 37/241
| 6/183
| 3/32
|
Percentage of members
of each party group in each age range
| Age Range
| Total Number of peers attended all 39 days
| Conservative
| Lib Dem
| Labour
| Cross-bench
| Other
|
| 90s
| 6.7 %
| 0 %
| 0 %
| 0 %
| 14.3 %
| |
| 80s
| 7.7 %
| 10.8 %
| 0 %
| 16.1 %
| 0 %
| 0 %
|
| 70s
| 13.3 %
| 12.5 %
| 20 %
| 21.3 %
| 3.2 %
| 0 %
|
| 60s
| 9 %
| 3.2 %
| 20.6 %
| 9.1 %
| 3.2 %
| 23.1 %
|
| 50s
| 12.2 %
| 9.7 %
| 22.2 %
| 17.2 %
| 0 %
| 0 %
|
| 40s
| 10.7 %
| 0 %
| 20 %
| 18.2 %
| 0 %
| |
| 30s
| 50 %
| 50 %
| | | |
|
| Total
| 10.7 %
| 8.8 %
| 18.7 %
| 15.4 %
| 3.3 %
| 9.4 %
|
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