BBC: Equal Pay Debate
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Lord Steel of Aikwood
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(7 years, 4 months ago)
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Lord Ashton of Hyde
My Lords, I completely agree. This is a sort of philosophical question that should really have a debate. It is a question of cost versus value and priorities. I would point out that the Labour Party, in the discussions on the proposal to require these issues to be published, thought that it was a bad idea and that the proposal should be withdrawn.
Lord Steel of Aikwood (LD)
Does the Minister not agree that it is outrageous that any individual is paid more than £2 million from licence fee money?
Lord Ashton of Hyde
It is a very large amount—but why draw the line at £2 million as opposed to any other amount?