Question to the Cabinet Office:

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether his Department has made an assessment of the average cost of a working peer which includes expenses, salary, necessary equipment and office space.

The department has made no such assessment. The costs to which the hon. member refers are a matter for the House of Lords.

Details of the House of Lords business plans, annual reports and accounts, and financial support for members can be found on the parliament.uk website.