Members of the House of Lords will have their £18 million tax-free expenses cut under plans designed to end widespread abuse.
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Telegraph on 26th Nov 2009 (via telegraph.co.uk)
Members of the House of Lords cost taxpayers more than £18 million in expenses and allowances last year with some peers claiming £60000 each in taxfree perks.
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Telegraph on 18th Dec 2008 (via telegraph.co.uk)
CONSERVATIVE plans to overhaul tax rules will mean families would be able to inherit up to £2 million tax-free, it emerged last night.
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Scotsman on 2nd Sep 2008 (via news.scotsman.com)
Reforms to be introduced following a series of expenses scandals involve an effective £3,000-a-year pay rise.
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Telegraph on 27th Nov 2009 (via telegraph.co.uk)
PEERS sitting in the House of Lords should be offered a £30,000 tax-free lump sum to encourage them to retire, says PEERS sitting in the House of Lords should be offered a £30
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Scotsman on 2nd Jul 2011 (via news.scotsman.com)
Government plans to offer free care at home to the most vulnerable elderly people have suffered a setback after the House of Lords voted to delay their introduction.
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Telegraph on 17th Mar 2010 (via telegraph.co.uk)
PLANS to abolish the House of Lords and replace it with a wholly elected, 300-seat second chamber are set to be unveiled by the government before the general election, it was
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Scotsman on 14th Mar 2010 (via news.scotsman.com)
Peers are to be given an effective pay rise in return for a tightening up of the expenses system in the House of Lords
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FT on 26th Nov 2009 (via traxfer.ft.com)
Plans to abolish the House of Lords and replace it with a 300-strong, wholly elected second chamber are to be unveiled by ministers in a key political move ahead of the general election.
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Telegraph on 13th Mar 2010 (via telegraph.co.uk)
Peers who cheated on their expenses will be barred from the House of Lords until they repay the money.
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Telegraph on 14th Dec 2011 (via telegraph.feedsportal.com)
Peers in the House of Lords are to have their expenses cut as part of Parliament's response to the scandal over allowances.
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Telegraph on 29th Oct 2009 (via telegraph.co.uk)