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Peer who never spoke in Lords last year claims £50,000 expenses
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| Last Edited | IndyGeorgia May 30, 2019 09:20pm |
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| Author | Pamela Duncan and David Pegg |
| News Date | Thursday, May 30, 2019 08:00:00 PM UTC0:0 |
| Description | A Labour peer claimed almost £50,000 in attendance and travel expenses covering every single day the House of Lords was sitting last year, despite never speaking or asking any written questions, a Guardian investigation reveals.
The former trade union general secretary David Brookman was among dozens of other lords and baronesses who never took part in a single debate, while almost a third of the 800 peers barely participated in parliamentary business over a 12-month period despite costing almost £3.2m in allowances.
The details have emerged from a new analysis of public data that will raise fresh questions about the size and effectiveness of the Lords, and the funds that can be claimed by those who fail to regularly contribute. |
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