The House of Lords considered the three Privileges and Conduct Committee reports on the conduct of Lord Bhatia, Lord Paul and Baroness Uddin on 21 October and agreed to the recommended sanctions against the three Members.
Lord Bhatia has been suspended from the House for eight months. Lord Bhatia repaid a total of £27,446, which he was found to have wrongly claimed, on 5 October 2010.
Lord Paul has been suspended from the House for four months. Lord Paul repaid £41,982 to the House in late 2009.
Baroness Uddin has been suspended from the House until the end of the current session of Parliament and the House agreed that she had wrongly claimed a total of £125,349.10. The Clerk of the Parliaments will make arrangements to recover this money.
Lords Hansard: Privileges and Conduct Committee: Fourth Report - Motion to Agree
Lords Hansard: Privileges and Conduct Committee: Fourth Report - Motion to Resolve
Lords Hansard: Privileges and Conduct Committee: Fifth Report - Motion to Agree
Lords Hansard: Privileges and Conduct Committee: Fifth Report - Motion to Resolve
Lords Hansard: Privileges and Conduct Committee: Sixth Report - Motion to Agree
Lords Hansard: Privileges and Conduct Committee: Sixth Report - Motion to Resolve
Further information
The House of Lords Privileges and Conduct Committee reports followed investigations into the three Members’ use of the financial support available to Members of the House of Lords by the Sub-Committee on Lords’ Conduct.
The reports found the Members to have breached the rules on Members’ use of financial support and recommended sanctions against them.
Lords News: Conduct of Lord Bhatia, Lord Paul and Baroness Uddin
Image: Parliamentary copyright
Lord Bhatia has been suspended from the House for eight months. Lord Bhatia repaid a total of £27,446, which he was found to have wrongly claimed, on 5 October 2010.
Lord Paul has been suspended from the House for four months. Lord Paul repaid £41,982 to the House in late 2009.
Baroness Uddin has been suspended from the House until the end of the current session of Parliament and the House agreed that she had wrongly claimed a total of £125,349.10. The Clerk of the Parliaments will make arrangements to recover this money.
Lords Hansard: Privileges and Conduct Committee: Fourth Report - Motion to Agree
Lords Hansard: Privileges and Conduct Committee: Fourth Report - Motion to Resolve
Lords Hansard: Privileges and Conduct Committee: Fifth Report - Motion to Agree
Lords Hansard: Privileges and Conduct Committee: Fifth Report - Motion to Resolve
Lords Hansard: Privileges and Conduct Committee: Sixth Report - Motion to Agree
Lords Hansard: Privileges and Conduct Committee: Sixth Report - Motion to Resolve
Further information
The House of Lords Privileges and Conduct Committee reports followed investigations into the three Members’ use of the financial support available to Members of the House of Lords by the Sub-Committee on Lords’ Conduct.
The reports found the Members to have breached the rules on Members’ use of financial support and recommended sanctions against them.
Lords News: Conduct of Lord Bhatia, Lord Paul and Baroness Uddin
Image: Parliamentary copyright
