All Catering and Retail Services staff, with the exception of staff grade A and above, receive a share of gratuities and function service charges, including those paid on debit and credit cards. The formula for working out the share for each permanent member of staff is based on contracted hours and attendance. Gratuities are distributed three times a year through payroll after a 13.8% deduction for employer National Insurance, and individually-calculated deductions for employee National Insurance and income tax.<\/p>
Date of count<\/strong><\/p><\/td> Those eligible to vote <\/strong> in the by-election<\/strong><\/p><\/td> Amount paid to Electoral Reform Services<\/strong><\/p><\/td><\/tr> 22 October 2014<\/p><\/td> All members of the House<\/p><\/td> £2,370<\/p><\/td><\/tr> 10 December 2014<\/p><\/td> Crossbench hereditary members<\/p><\/td> £950<\/p><\/td><\/tr> 3 February 2015<\/p><\/td> Crossbench hereditary members<\/p><\/td> £950<\/p><\/td><\/tr> 7 July 2015<\/p><\/td> Crossbench hereditary members<\/p><\/td> £950<\/p><\/td><\/tr> 16 September 2015<\/p><\/td> Conservative hereditary members<\/p><\/td> £950<\/p><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table> The by-election in October 2014 involved the manning of a polling station for a day.<\/p> Amounts are exclusive of VAT. The table does not include two recent by-elections in respect of which Electoral Reform Services has provided services but not yet been paid.<\/p>"}
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Therefore members may devote considerable time to maintaining and increasing that knowledge.<\/p> Members who took leave of absence for part of the Session and attended fewer than 25% of total days that they were eligible to attend:<\/em><\/p> Days attended<\/strong><\/p><\/td> Total sitting days that member was eligible to attend.<\/strong><\/p><\/td><\/tr> Dixon, L.<\/p><\/td> 0<\/p><\/td> 32<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Mogg, L.<\/p><\/td> 0<\/p><\/td> 35<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Janner of Braunstone, L.<\/p><\/td> 0<\/p><\/td> 36<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Hutton, L.<\/p><\/td> 1<\/p><\/td> 109<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Brooks of Tremorfa, L.<\/p><\/td> 2<\/p><\/td> 27<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Evans of Parkside, L.<\/p><\/td> 2<\/p><\/td> 35<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Thomas of Walliswood, B.<\/p><\/td> 3<\/p><\/td> 41<\/p><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table> Other members who attended fewer than 32 times:<\/em><\/p> Days attended<\/strong><\/p><\/td><\/tr> Grabiner, L.<\/p><\/td> 0<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Healey, L.<\/p><\/td> 0<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Inge, L.<\/p><\/td> 0<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Mayhew of Twysden, L.<\/p><\/td> 0<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Neill of Bladen, L.<\/p><\/td> 0<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Saville of Newdigate, L.<\/p><\/td> 0<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Soulsby of Swaffham Prior, L.<\/p><\/td> 0<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Archer of Weston-Super-Mare, L.<\/p><\/td> 1<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Baldwin of Bewdley, E.<\/p><\/td> 1<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Browne of Madingley, L.<\/p><\/td> 1<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Goldie, B.<\/p><\/td> 1<\/p><\/td><\/tr> King of Lothbury, L.<\/p><\/td> 1<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Peel, E.<\/p><\/td> 1<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Weidenfeld, L.<\/p><\/td> 1<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Williamson of Horton, L.<\/p><\/td> 1<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Bell, L.<\/p><\/td> 2<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Cameron of Lochbroom, L.<\/p><\/td> 2<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Campbell of Loughborough, B.<\/p><\/td> 2<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Ezra, L.<\/p><\/td> 2<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Falkender, B.<\/p><\/td> 2<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Malloch-Brown, L.<\/p><\/td> 2<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Turner of Ecchinswell, L.<\/p><\/td> 2<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Wolfson of Aspley Guise, L.<\/p><\/td> 2<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Alliance, L.<\/p><\/td> 3<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Burns, L.<\/p><\/td> 3<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Carter of Barnes, L.<\/p><\/td> 3<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Heseltine, L.<\/p><\/td> 3<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Lloyd-Webber, L.<\/p><\/td> 3<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Sacks, L.<\/p><\/td> 3<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Tombs, L.<\/p><\/td> 3<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Sharman, L.<\/p><\/td> 4<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Parkinson, L.<\/p><\/td> 4<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Bamford, L.<\/p><\/td> 5<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Coe, L.<\/p><\/td> 5<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Feldman, L.<\/p><\/td> 5<\/p><\/td><\/tr> London, Bp.<\/p><\/td> 5<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Smith of Kelvin, L.<\/p><\/td> 5<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Waldegrave of North Hill, L.<\/p><\/td> 5<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Wilson of Dinton, L.<\/p><\/td> 5<\/p><\/td><\/tr> York, Abp.<\/p><\/td> 5<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Collins of Mapesbury, L.<\/p><\/td> 6<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Freyberg, L.<\/p><\/td> 6<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Fritchie, B.<\/p><\/td> 6<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Guthrie of Craigiebank, L.<\/p><\/td> 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], "questionText" : "To ask the Chairman of Committees which peers who were Members of the House of Lords throughout the 2014\u201315 parliamentary session attended on fewer than 25 per cent of sitting days, indicating in respect of each peer the number of days attended.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"}
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