Lord Trefgarne – 2015 Parliamentary Question to the The Lord Chairman of Committees
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Lord Trefgarne on 2015-11-17.
To ask the Chairman of Committees how much has been paid to Electoral Reform Services for their supervision of each hereditary peers by-election since the start of the 2014–15 session in the House of Lords.
Lord Laming
The table below shows the date of the count of, those eligible to vote in the by-election and the amount paid to Electoral Reform Services in respect of each by-election since the start of the 2014–15 session.
|
Date of count |
Those eligible to vote in the by-election |
Amount paid to Electoral Reform Services |
|
22 October 2014 |
All members of the House |
£2,370 |
|
10 December 2014 |
Crossbench hereditary members |
£950 |
|
3 February 2015 |
Crossbench hereditary members |
£950 |
|
7 July 2015 |
Crossbench hereditary members |
£950 |
|
16 September 2015 |
Conservative hereditary members |
£950 |
The by-election in October 2014 involved the manning of a polling station for a day.
Amounts are exclusive of VAT. The table does not include two recent by-elections in respect of which Electoral Reform Services has provided services but not yet been paid.
