London Local Authorities and Transport for London (No. 2) Bill (HL). Lords third reading debate agreed to on question. Bill passed with amendments and sent to the Commons.

London Local Authorities and Transport for London (No. 2) Bill (HL). Lords third reading debate agreed to on question. Bill passed with amendments and sent to the Commons.

Lords debate on motion that - 1.- (1) Members of this House, except any Member who receives a salary under the Ministerial and other Salaries Act 1975 and the Chairman and Principal Deputy Chairman of Committees, should be entitled to an allowance in respect of each day of attendance on or after 1 October 2010. (2) "Attendance" means attendance- (a) at a sitting of this House or a Committee of this House, or (b) on such other Parliamentary business as may be determined by the House Committee. (3) The amount of the allowance payable to a Member in respect of a day of attendance should be- (a) £300, or (b) if paragraph (4) applies, £150. (4) This paragraph applies if- (a) the attendance in question is away from Westminster, or (b) the attendance is at Westminster but the Member elects that this paragraph should apply. 2.- (1) Accordingly, the following provisions should not apply in relation to expenses incurred on or after 1 October 2010- (a) paragraph (1)(d) of the Resolution of 22nd July 1980 (office costs allowance), (b) paragraph (1) of the Resolution of 25th July 1991 (day and night subsistence), and (c) paragraph 4 of the Resolution of 10th November 2004 (overnight subsistence on visits away from the House). (2) The limit on the expenses incurred from 1 August 2010 to 30 September 2010 which a Member of this House may recover under paragraph (1)(d) of the Resolution of 22nd July 1980 (office costs allowance) should be the amount obtained by multiplying- (a) the number of days in that period specified by the Member, subject to a maximum of 40 days, and (b) the appropriate amount for expenses incurred in that period (calculated in accordance with paragraph (3)(b) of the Resolution of 20th July 1994). Agreed to on question.

Lords debate on motion that - 1.- (1) Members of this House, except any Member who receives a salary under the Ministerial and other Salaries Act 1975 and the Chairman and Principal Deputy Chairman of Committees, should be entitled to an allowance in respect of each day of attendance on...

If the noble Lord travels as a representative of the House of Lords, he would be able to claim an allowance under the first category in the table, so that is already provided for. The noble Lord, Lord Sewel, was worried that members of Select Committees might be less willing...

If the noble Lord travels as a representative of the House of Lords, he would be able to claim an allowance under the first category in the table, so that is already provided for. The noble Lord, Lord Sewel, was worried that members of Select Committees might be less willing...

My Lords, before the Leader of the House concludes today’s debate, I wonder whether the House might feel that it is time now for me, on behalf of the House Committee, to attempt to address those points which noble Lords have addressed to the committee’s report rather than to the...

My Lords, before the Leader of the House concludes today’s debate, I wonder whether the House might feel that it is time now for me, on behalf of the House Committee, to attempt to address those points which noble Lords have addressed to the committee’s report rather than to the...

To ask Her Majesty's Government whether they have consulted the appropriate local authorities on the impact on traffic flows in Westminster and Lambeth of closing Old Palace Yard for the State Opening of Parliament.

To ask Her Majesty's Government whether they have consulted the appropriate local authorities on the impact on traffic flows in Westminster and Lambeth of closing Old Palace Yard for the State Opening of Parliament.

Lords question for short debate on whether he will make representations to the World Squares for All Steering Group on the proposal to close only the road on the south side of Parliament Square and not that on the east side.

Lords question for short debate on whether he will make representations to the World Squares for All Steering Group on the proposal to close only the road on the south side of Parliament Square and not that on the east side.

My Lords, I am grateful to the noble Lord, Lord Wallace, for raising the subject of world squares. I am also grateful to noble Lords who have contributed so knowledgeably to today’s debate. In the time available to me I propose to summarise the House’s position on the world squares...

My Lords, I am grateful to the noble Lord, Lord Wallace, for raising the subject of world squares. I am also grateful to noble Lords who have contributed so knowledgeably to today’s debate. In the time available to me I propose to summarise the House’s position on the world squares...

asked the Chairman of Committees:What was the cost of (a) the work that took place to the main road outside the Palace of Westminster (Abingdon Street/New Palace Yard) during the Summer Recess, and (b) the arrangements made in this area for the State Opening of Parliament.

asked the Chairman of Committees:What was the cost of (a) the work that took place to the main road outside the Palace of Westminster (Abingdon Street/New Palace Yard) during the Summer Recess, and (b) the arrangements made in this area for the State Opening of Parliament.

asked the Chairman of Committees:What was the cost of (a) the work that took place to the main road outside the Palace of Westminster (Abingdon Street/New Palace Yard) during the Summer Recess, and (b) the arrangements made in this area for the State Opening of Parliament.

asked the Chairman of Committees:What was the cost of (a) the work that took place to the main road outside the Palace of Westminster (Abingdon Street/New Palace Yard) during the Summer Recess, and (b) the arrangements made in this area for the State Opening of Parliament.

asked the Chairman of Committees:How many times the heavy machinery working between the Palace of Westminster and Old Palace Yard during the summer recess accidentally (a) cut off the main power supply, and (b) cut off the back-up power supply; and what is the estimated cost of repairs and the...

asked the Chairman of Committees:How many times the heavy machinery working between the Palace of Westminster and Old Palace Yard during the summer recess accidentally (a) cut off the main power supply, and (b) cut off the back-up power supply; and what is the estimated cost of repairs and the...

asked the Chairman of Committees:What action is being taken to repair the damaged blockwork road sections in New Palace Yard; and who will fund the work.

asked the Chairman of Committees:What action is being taken to repair the damaged blockwork road sections in New Palace Yard; and who will fund the work.

asked the Chairman of Committees:Whether the blockwork sections of road in New Palace Yard were designed to carry the current levels of traffic.

asked the Chairman of Committees:Whether the blockwork sections of road in New Palace Yard were designed to carry the current levels of traffic.