Asked by: Lord Palmer (Crossbench - Excepted Hereditary)
Question to the Cabinet Office:
To ask Her Majesty's Government what employment package the minister responsible for the implementation of HS2 will receive.
Answered by Lord True - Leader of the House of Lords and Lord Privy Seal
The list of Ministerial responsibilities is available on gov.uk. An updated list will be published in due course. Ministerial salaries are published on gov.uk and set in accordance with the Ministerial and Other Salaries Act 1975.
Asked by: Lord Palmer (Crossbench - Excepted Hereditary)
Question to the Cabinet Office:
To ask the Senior Deputy Speaker what estimate he has made of the total cost of the sitting of the House of Lords on Saturday 19 October.
Answered by Lord McFall of Alcluith
It is not possible to provide a reliable estimate of the total cost of the sitting of the House on Saturday 19 October at this stage. The costs incurred will relate to additional staff costs and claims that Members may submit in relation to their attendance on that date. Such claims can be submitted up to the end of November and once the figures are available an update will be provided. Other directly attributable costs will be disclosed if available. However, for some general running costs, for example heating and lighting etc., it will not be possible to attribute those to a specific date.