Posted by Mary on January 9, 2020, 9:01 am, in reply to "Milord Maginnis"
It's high time to curtail the activities of the HoL and to reduce the number of members. There are 765 of them!
'Eighty-eight peers – about one in nine - never spoke, held a government post or participated in a committee at all.
Forty-six peers did not register a single vote, including on Brexit, sit on a committee or hold a post. One peer claimed £25,000 without voting, while another claimed £41,000 but only voted once.
More than 270 peers claimed more than £40,000 in allowances, with two claiming more than £70,000.'