Silent minority: 15 peers claimed £585k while not speaking in a single Lords debate
Analysis shows 10% of peers make half of all contributions to debates while others claim allowances but say nothingRevealed: House of Lords members have given £109m to political partiesFifteen members of the House of Lords did not say a word in the chamber, sit on a committee or hold any government post during the last parliament, while claiming more than £500,000 in allowances between them.Analysis by the Guardian has revealed the extent to which some members of the UK’s upper chamber do little or no parliamentary work. Continue reading...
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Analysis shows 10% of peers make half of all contributions to debates while others claim allowances but say nothing
Fifteen members of the House of Lords did not say a word in the chamber, sit on a committee or hold any government post during the last parliament, while claiming more than £500,000 in allowances between them.
Analysis by the Guardian has revealed the extent to which some members of the UK’s upper chamber do little or no parliamentary work. Continue reading...
