New expenses scheme gives peers a pay cut

PEERS face a 15 per cent cut in their allowances under a new House of Lords expenses scheme being unveiled today.

By The Newsroom

Published 28th Jun 2010, 11:16 BST

Updated 28th Jun 2010, 12:24 BST

Lords are expected to get 300 for every full day they attend, instead of the current controversial subsistence and office payments.

The Leader of the Lords, Lord Strathclyde was expected to set out the plans.