Lord Elton
Main Page: Lord Elton (Conservative - Excepted Hereditary)(5 years, 11 months ago)
Lords ChamberI can answer only by saying that the civil servants are in charge. We want the political parties to come together to find a solution. That is the answer that I am giving.
My Lords, where is the logic of continuing to pay Members of an Assembly which never meets?
My noble friend will know that legislation has been brought forward to reduce their pay. It is now in the gift of the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland to take matters forward, should she wish.