Parliamentary Voting System and Constituencies Bill Debate

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Parliamentary Voting System and Constituencies Bill

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Tue 16th Nov 2010
House of Lords
Monday 15th November 2010

(14 years, 11 months ago)

Lords Chamber
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My Lords, the number of new Peers since the general election is infinitesimally small compared with the number of new Peers introduced during the period of new Labour. Moreover, no one is suggesting that these new Peers will cost £12 million to house and look after in this House.

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My Lords, can the Minister say how much could be saved by a downward adjustment of ministerial salaries by reducing the size of the Government?

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Given that ministerial salaries have already had a 5 per cent cut since the general election, the answer to that is: not much more. The other place has considered all of these questions carefully.

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