GUIDE FINANCIAL SUPPORT FOR MEMBERS. September 2016

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1 GUIDE TO FINANCIAL SUPPORT FOR MEMBERS September 2016

2 FINANCIAL SUPPORT AND THE CODE OF CONDUCT (a) Selflessness: (b) Integrity: (c) Objectivity: (d) Accountability: (e) Openness: (f) Honesty: (g) Leadership: A breach of the rules relating to financial support for Members constitutes a breach of the Code of Conduct. A breach could lead to an investigation by the House of Lords Commissioner for Standards. 2

3 CONTENTS 1. INTRODUCTION GENERAL INFORMATION RELATING TO CLAIMS ENTITLEMENT TO CLAIM DAILY ALLOWANCE TRAVEL EXPENSES SPOUSE, CIVIL PARTNER AND CHILDREN S TRAVEL COMMITTEE MEETINGS AND VISITS AWAY FROM WESTMINSTER

4 8. PARLIAMENTARY DELEGATIONS TRAVEL AS A REPRESENTATIVE OF THE HOUSE TRAVEL IN CONNECTION WITH THE LORDS OUTREACH PROGRAMME OTHER MEETINGS AND VISITS MANDATED BY THE HOUSE TRAVEL IN CONNECTION WITH THE ARMED FORCES AND POLICE SERVICE PARLIAMENTARY SCHEMES OTHER TRAVEL WITHIN THE UK ON PARLIAMENTARY BUSINESS TRAVEL TO SCOTTISH PARLIAMENT & DEVOLVED ASSEMBLIES

5 15. EUROPEAN TRAVEL ON PARLIAMENTARY BUSINESS SALARIED MINISTERS AND SALARIED OFFICE HOLDERS ADDITIONAL EXPENSES AVAILABLE TO MEMBERS WITH A DISABILITY FOREIGN LANGUAGE TRAINING FOR MEMBERS MEMBERS PERSONAL INJURY & TRAVEL INSURANCE

6 HOUSE OF LORDS GUIDE TO FINANCIAL SUPPORT FOR MEMBERS INTRODUCTION Background Taxable status The Members Finance Section 6

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8 GENERAL INFORMATION RELATING TO CLAIMS Eligibility to claim Submission of claims Time limit for submission of claims Payment of claims Publication of information Audit Breach of the Code of Conduct complaints 8

9 ENTITLEMENT TO CLAIM Attendance at Westminster o o o o o o 1 Appearing as a witness before a committee does not constitute attendance

10 Record of attendances at Westminster Other parliamentary business o o o o o o 10

11 DAILY ALLOWANCE 11

12 TRAVEL EXPENSES General Registered residential address 12

13 Broken Journeys Rail Air 13

14 Car, motorcycle and bicycle mileage Road tolls Parking Taxis

15 Receipts and documentation Recall of Parliament Claims 15

16 SPOUSE, CIVIL PARTNER AND CHILDREN S TRAVEL General Claims 16

17 COMMITTEE MEETINGS AND VISITS AWAY FROM WESTMINSTER Travel Subsistence and accommodation Reduced daily allowance Claims 17

18 PARLIAMENTARY DELEGATIONS Travel and subsistence Reduced daily allowance Expenses of a Rapporteur 18

19 Claims 4 * Indicates that expenses will not be paid by the House 19

20 TRAVEL AS A REPRESENTATIVE OF THE HOUSE Travel and subsistence Reduced daily allowance Claims 20

21 TRAVEL IN CONNECTION WITH THE LORDS OUTREACH PROGRAMME Background Travel Reduced daily allowance Incidental and overnight accommodation expenses Claims 21

22 OTHER MEETINGS AND VISITS MANDATED BY THE HOUSE Eligible Groups Reduced daily allowance Claims 22

23 TRAVEL IN CONNECTION WITH THE ARMED FORCES AND POLICE SERVICE PARLIAMENTARY SCHEMES Background Travel Reduced daily allowance Claims 23

24 OTHER TRAVEL WITHIN THE UK ON PARLIAMENTARY BUSINESS Background Advance approval Claims Industry and Parliament Trust 24

25 TRAVEL TO SCOTTISH PARLIAMENT & DEVOLVED ASSEMBLIES Background Advance approval Travel expenses Incidental expenses and overnight accommodation Claims 25

26 EUROPEAN TRAVEL ON PARLIAMENTARY BUSINESS Background Advance approval o o o o Travel expenses 26

27 Subsistence expenses Accommodation expenses Claims 27

28 SALARIED MINISTERS AND SALARIED OFFICE HOLDERS Secretarial expenses Spouse, civil partner and children s travel Claims Travel expenses 28

29 ADDITIONAL EXPENSES AVAILABLE TO MEMBERS WITH A DISABILITY Background Advance approval Claims Review 29

30 FOREIGN LANGUAGE TRAINING FOR MEMBERS Background Advance approval Claims 30

31 MEMBERS PERSONAL INJURY & TRAVEL INSURANCE Summary Excluded countries 31

32 Claims 32

33 Unsalaried Members Sittings of the House and Committee Meetings at Westminster Travel within the UK for Parliamentary business at Westminster SUMMARY TABLE Daily allowance Travel 300 or 150 Yes No Yes subject to prior approval Committee meetings and visits away from Westminster Members of Parliamentary delegations Travel as a representative of the House Lords outreach programme Daily allowance Travel Accommodation and subsistence Yes or Met directly by relevant 150 office Yes or Met directly by relevant office Subject to HMRC rates/house limits Other mandated Parliamentary business: BAPG, BIPA, CPAUK, BGIPU, HoCMF, PCPF Rapporteur to a Parliamentary delegation Armed Forces and Police Service Parliamentary Scheme business (UK activities only) Other travel within the UK on Parliamentary business Travel to Scottish Parliament and devolved assemblies European travel on Parliamentary business 150 (if the House is sitting) No No. May be met directly by the relevant body Yes Yes subject to prior approval (except for IPT) Yes subject to prior approval No. May be met directly by the relevant body No Yes up to 1 night / 2 days subject to prior approval and House limits Yes up to 2 nights / 2 days subject to prior approval and HMRC rates Salaried Members Minister Office holder Daily allowance Travel Secretarial Costs No Yes No Yes Within annual max 33