Speeches

Gloria De Piero – 2016 Parliamentary Question to the Cabinet Office

The below Parliamentary question was asked by Gloria De Piero on 2016-03-17.

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether his Department has made an assessment of the average cost of a working peer which includes expenses, salary, necessary equipment and office space.

John Penrose

The department has made no such assessment. The costs to which the hon. member refers are a matter for the House of Lords.

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