| Heading: |
House of Lords: Costs |
| Question ID: |
1813815 |
| UIN: |
HL8557 |
| House: |
Lords |
| Date tabled: |
2025-06-17 |
| Asking Member ID: |
547 |
| Asking Member display name: |
Lord Wigley
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| Asking Member Twitter reference: |
Lord Wigley
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| Member interest: |
false |
| Question text: |
To ask the Senior Deputy Speaker what is the annual cost of the House of Lords, including all expenses related to Members, staff and the running and maintenance of all associated parliamentary buildings. |
| Is named day: |
false |
| Date of holding answer: |
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| Date answered: |
2025-06-26 |
| Date answer corrected: |
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| Is holding answer: |
false |
| Is correcting answer: |
false |
| Answering Member ID: |
4161 |
| Answering Member display name: |
Lord Gardiner of Kimble
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| Answering Member handle: |
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| Answering Member Twitter reference: |
Lord Gardiner of Kimble
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| Answer text: |
The most recent audited costs of the House of Lords are the 2023-24 financial year. In that year the costs of the House of Lords excluding non-cash items was £143,814,000. This cost includes costs directly relating to the Members Finance Scheme (including... |
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| Answering body ID: |
204 |
| Answering body name: |
The Senior Deputy Speaker |
| Tweeted: |
true |