Peers are to be given an effective pay rise in return for a tightening up of the expenses system in the House of Lords

Peers in the House of Lords are to have their expenses cut as part of Parliament's response to the scandal over allowances.

Members of the House of Lords will have their £18 million tax-free expenses cut under plans designed to end widespread abuse.

MEMBERS of the House of Lords are demanding an increase in their expenses, claiming the current arrangements amount to a financial 'ball and chain' which make their

A House of Lords committee has become the first parliamentary body to invite members of the public to submit their views through YouTube.

Ever wondered how Lord Don Dixon manages? If the expenses rows in the House of Commons raise your eyebrows, then go to Letters from a Tory and set your teeth curling as he sets out what sort of expenses the former South Tyneside councillor Baron Dixon of Jarrow could be getting (if he decided to go

The House of Lords will be almost halved in size and peers will be elected by the public, under radical plans announced by the Government.

Iain Dale’s timely blog post about the need for Bishops sitting in the House of Lords to avoid party politics has got me thinking. Am I alone in noticing that the issue of House of Lords reform has almost completely...

When I think of the House of Lords, I think about trust, honour, nobility, honesty and integrity. The formal title of the House of Lords is:The Right Honourable the Lords Spiritual and Temporal of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland in Parliament assembled.If a Peer's honour is found to be in question after an investigation carried out by Lords Interests sub committee, th...

The only member of the Scottish Parliament who also sits in the House of Lords has defended claiming more than £50000 of expenses for his 'other job'.