£300 a day to sit in the Lords? It’s not enough: Senior peer sparks anger after complaining fee is inadequate and travelling is too much effort

‘A senior peer sparked anger last night after complaining that the £300-a-day tax-free allowance is inadequate for many in the House of Lords.
Lord Hope, the convenor of the crossbench peers, suggested the amount was simply not enough to attract applicants from Scotland and Wales.
He admitted members of the Lords received £300 for every day they turn up, plus travel allowances but added: ‘That’s all they get out of it’ for their ‘time and effort’.
This is despite the fact that if a peer turns up for every day the Lords sit, they will earn almost £45,000 a year – nearly twice the national average salary.’
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