Fees and Allowances.
Dear Sir or Madam,
Could you please list all fees and allowances clearly itemized that have been claimed by and paid to Lord Sheldon commencing with the first claim submitted upon his elevation to the House of Lords to the present day.
Yours faithfully,
Richard Roberts
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Dear Mr Roberts
Thank you for your request.
You should expect a response from us no later than 07 September.
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Alex Daybank
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Dear Mr Roberts
I am writing in response to your request for information under the
Freedom of Information Act 2000 ("the 2000 Act") for a "list all fees
and allowances clearly itemized that have been claimed by and paid to
Lord Sheldon commencing with the first claim submitted upon his
elevation to the House of Lords to the present day."
It may be helpful to you if I at first provide you with some information
about the Members' Reimbursement Scheme. Members of the House of Lords
do not, in general, receive a salary in respect of their Parliamentary
duties. However, Members may be reimbursed for expenses arising out of
their duties in accordance with the rules of the above Scheme. Members
of the House of Lords may, for the most part, submit claims under only
four categories; daily subsistence expenses; overnight subsistence
expenses; office costs; travel expenses incurred in attending a sitting
of the House or a Committee meeting at Westminster.
Details of the amounts claimed in expenses by Members of the House of
Lords, including Lord Sheldon, are published annually by financial year
under the four categories mentioned above. Lord Sheldon was raised to
the House of Lords following the general election of 2001. All claims
made by Members from April 2001 - March 2008 are available from:
http://www.parliament.uk/about_lords/hol...
Additional information relating to the Members' Reimbursement Scheme and
the information published can be found at:
http://www.parliament.uk/about_lords/hol...
The complete guide to the Members Reimbursement Scheme is available
from:
http://www.publications.parliament.uk/pa...
Details of expenses reimbursed to Members, including Lord Sheldon, for
the 2008-09 financial year are due to be published in the autumn of this
year and are thereby exempt from disclosure prior to this date under
section 22 of the 2000 Act. Information is exempt under this section if
it is held by the public authority with a view to its publication at a
future date and it is reasonable in all the circumstances that the
information should be withheld from disclosure until that date. This
exemption is subject to a public interest test and we have concluded
that because the information relating to expense claims for 2008-09 will
be published by the House administration in the autumn it is reasonable
to withhold the information until this time.
You may, if dissatisfied with the treatment of your request for
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If, following this review, you remain dissatisfied with the House's
treatment of your request for information, then you may take your
complaint to the Information Commissioner at Wycliffe House, Water Lane,
Wilmslow, Cheshire SK9 5AF.
Yours sincerely
Frances Grey
Freedom of Information Officer
House of Lords
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