§ 62. Mr. Arthur Lewisasked the Minister for the Civil Service whether chairmen of nationalised boards and others who hold full-time and full-paid state employment are allowed by their terms and conditions of employment to claim and receive the 4½ guineas a day tax-free expenses when in the House of Lords.
§ Mrs. HartMembers of the House of Lords are entitled to claim reimbursement of expenses actually incurred in attending the House up to a maximum of 4½ guineas per day of attendance. There is no automatic allowance for such attendance and claims depend upon their particular circumstances.
I know of nothing in the terms and conditions of employment of peers who are in receipt of a full-time salary from public funds (other than Ministers of the Crown and Lords of Appeal in ordinary) which would debar them from claiming the expenses that they have incurred (if any) in attending the House of Lords.