Who set $500,000 per month ceiling?

State Minister Joseph Harmon yesterday insisted that the Clerk of the National Assembly Sherlock Isaacs has given a full explanation for the $500,000 per month cap on housing rentals for ministers from out of town, while maintaining that it is the Parliament Office and not the executive that must deal with the issue.

Controversy erupted earlier this week after it was confirmed by Isaacs that houses were being rented for Minister within the Ministry of Natural Resources Simona Broomes and Minister within the Ministry of Communities Valerie Patterson at a maximum of $500,000 per month each. Broomes is originally