TAX STATUS OF NON-PARTY POLITICAL PEERS

Early day motion 1196, tabled 26 March 2009 by Gordon Prentice (Labour). Signed by 21 members.

That this House notes with approval the revised criteria to be used by the House of Lords Appointments Commission in respect of new non-party political peers, requiring nominees to be resident in the UK for tax purposes and to confirm their acceptance of the requirement to remain so.

Signatures by party: Labour 15, Liberal Democrat 5, Conservative 1.