House of Lords: expense allowances and costs. LLN 2009/009

House of Lords: expense allowances and costs. House of Lords Library Note 2009/009. This House of Lords Library Note looks at the expense allowances that Peers have been able to claim since 1946. In particular, a chronology of key debates and motions is provided, as is a summary table of expense allowances. The second part of this Note provides a series of figures of the cost of the House of Lords since the Life Peerages Act 1958.