Ad hoc group  Report
Ad hoc group report on financial support for Members of the House of Lords

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Here you can browse the report together with the Proceedings of the Committee. The published report was ordered by the House of Lords to be printed 28 June 2010.

Contents

Terms of Reference

Executive summary

One: Introduction

Two: Background

CONTEXT

HOUSE OF LORDS: MEMBERS' CONDUCT AND FINANCIAL SUPPORT

THE CURRENT SYSTEM OF FINANCIAL SUPPORT

SSRB REFERENCE

SSRB PROCESS

SSRB REPORT

Principles

Recommendations

Three: House of Lords: Response

INITIAL RESPONSES

Government

Leader of the House

Lord Speaker

Leader of the Official Opposition

Leader of the Liberal Democrats

Convenor of the Crossbench Peers

HOUSE COMMITTEE

DEBATE: FINANCIAL SUPPORT FOR MEMBERS

SSRB RESPONSE

AD HOC GROUP

Four: Consultation

EVIDENCE FROM MEMBERS

WRITTEN EVIDENCE FROM MEMBERS  

ORAL DISCUSSIONS

CONSULTATION RESPONSES

KEY CONSULTATION ISSUES

General

Daily Allowance

Office Costs

Additional Office Costs

Attendance

Certification

Taxation  

Away from Westminster

Accommodation

Principal Residence

Accommodation Costs and Administration

Travel

Composition of the SSRB

SURVEY EVIDENCE

HOUSE OF LORDS: MEMBERS' LONDON ACCOMMODATION

MEMBER PARTICIPATION

Five: Consideration

AD HOC GROUP: APPROACH

SSRB: UNPAID HOUSE OF LORDS

ALIGNMENT OF THE SSRB AND THE HOUSE OF LORDS

KEY ISSUES FOR CONSIDERATION

(A) DAILY FEE

Daily fee

Attendance

Certification

Away from Westminster

Office Costs

Additional Office Costs

(B) ACCOMMODATION

Qualifying Attendance

Principal residence

Capital Gains Tax

London Accommodation - Costs and Administration

An interim arrangement for London Accommodation

Alternative proposal

Shared Accommodation

(C) TRAVEL

Vouching for travel

Vehicle travel

Car parking

Rail travel

Spouses', civil partners' and dependants' travel

Air Travel

Travel on Parliamentary Business

(D) REMAINING CONCERNS

Disability

Support for absence due to illness

Composition of the SSRB

Non-House of Lords Issues

Six: Implementation

IMPLEMENTATION ISSUES

Motions for implementation

Costs

Audit

Guidance and Claim Forms

Explanation and Mentoring

Publication

Review

Seven: Recommendations

Eight: Concluding comments by the group

Annex 1: SSRB: TERMS OF REFERENCE

Annex 2: SSRB RECOMMENDATIONS

Annex 3: FIRST REPORT FROM THE HOUSE COMMITTEE, SESSION 2009-10

SSRB REVIEW OF FINANCIAL SUPPORT FOR MEMBERS OF THE HOUSE OF LORDS

Annex 4: HOUSE OF LORDS MOTION

Annex 5: INDICATIVE LIST OF ACTIVITIES AWAY FROM WESTMINSTER WHICH MIGHT ATTRACT FINANCIAL SUPPORT

Annex 6: SSRB RESPONSE TO HOUSE OF LORDS DEBATE

Annex 8: RESPONSE TO SSRB FROM LORD WAKEHAM

Annex 9: SSRB REPORT - PRINCIPLES AND ARCHITECTURE

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