Cranborne Money
Encyclopedia
Cranborne Money is the common name given to the annual payment to Opposition parties in the UK House of Lords
to help them with their costs. It is named after Lord Cranborne
, who was the leader of the House of Lords when it was introduced on 27 November 1996. Short Money
is its counterpart in the House of Commons.
In addition to the above funds, the salaries of the Leader of the Opposition
and Opposition Chief Whip
in the House of Lords (currently the Conservative Party
), which
for 2009/10 are £73,617 and £68,074 respectively, are also paid from public funds.
House of Lords
The House of Lords is the upper house of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. Like the House of Commons, it meets in the Palace of Westminster....
to help them with their costs. It is named after Lord Cranborne
Robert Gascoyne-Cecil, 7th Marquess of Salisbury
Robert Michael James Gascoyne-Cecil, 7th Marquess of Salisbury, PC, DL , is a British Conservative politician. During the 1990s, he was Leader of the House of Lords under his courtesy title of Viscount Cranborne...
, who was the leader of the House of Lords when it was introduced on 27 November 1996. Short Money
Short Money
Short Money is the common name given to the annual payment to Opposition parties in the United Kingdom House of Commons to help them with their costs. It is named after Edward Short , the-then Leader of the House of Commons who first proposed the payments...
is its counterpart in the House of Commons.
2009/10 Allocations
| 2007/08 | |
|---|---|
| Conservative Party (Official Opposition) |
474,927 |
| Liberal Democrats (Second largest opposition party) |
237,126 |
| Cross Bench Peers | 61,003 |
| Total | 726,988 |
In addition to the above funds, the salaries of the Leader of the Opposition
Leader of the Opposition (UK)
The Leader of Her Majesty's Most Loyal Opposition in the United Kingdom is the politician who leads the Official Opposition in the United Kingdom. There is also a Leader of the Opposition in the House of Lords...
and Opposition Chief Whip
Chief Whip
The Chief Whip is a political office in some legislatures assigned to an elected member whose task is to administer the whipping system that ensures that members of the party attend and vote as the party leadership desires.-The Whips Office:...
in the House of Lords (currently the Conservative Party
Conservative Party (UK)
The Conservative Party, formally the Conservative and Unionist Party, is a centre-right political party in the United Kingdom that adheres to the philosophies of conservatism and British unionism. It is the largest political party in the UK, and is currently the largest single party in the House...
), which
for 2009/10 are £73,617 and £68,074 respectively, are also paid from public funds.