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<p>All staff employed by the House of Lords Administration are reimbursed for actual
accommodation expenses incurred whilst staying away from home as part of their duties.
There is no allowance payable. The arrangements for reimbursement are in accordance
with the Staff Handbook.</p><p>In most cases, if House staff are required to stay
away from home at a UK location, they can claim for their accommodation up to the
cost of a room with a bath at a three-star hotel or equivalent.</p><p>If House staff
are required to stay away from home at a location outside the UK, in most cases they
are reimbursed the actual cost of accommodation up to the value of the prevailing
HMRC-authorised room rates.</p><p>For staff travelling in connection with Select Committee
activity staff usually stay in the same hotel as the members they are accompanying,
for which actual accommodation costs are reimbursed.</p><p>The housing costs of the
Brussels-based National Parliament Representative (who supports the work of the House
of Lords EU Committee and that of other committees in relation to matters of EU policy)
are paid on an invoiced basis.</p><p>Staff travelling in connection with an international
assembly are reimbursed according to the rules of that assembly.</p><p>Staff living
outside London are not entitled to any payment towards costs of accommodation if they
choose to stay in London when working.</p><p> </p><p> </p>
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