§ Mr. AllenTo ask the Lord President of the Council (1) how many hon. Members employ(a) none, (b) one, (c) two, (d) three, (e) four and (f) five or more employees from their office costs allowance;
637W(2) how many hon. Members have not yet given any of their staff a contract of employment; how many individual staff do not have contracts; what action he is taking to ensure contracts are provided; and how many hon. Members have been contacted in order to point out that contracts should be issued.
§ Mr. NewtonAs many Members who were elected for the first time at the recent general election have not yet notified the Fees Office of appointments of staff, any details supplied at this time would not be representative. Fees Office staff, when seeing new Members, are stressing the need for staff to be given contracts of employment and job descriptions.