Parliamentary Voting System and Constituencies Bill
Lord Beecham Excerpts
Monday 15th November 2010
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Lord Strathclyde
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.
Lord Beecham
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?
Lord Strathclyde
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.