§ Ms. EagleTo ask the Secretary of State for Employment what has been the cost to public funds of setting up the office of the Commissioner for the Rights of Trade Union Members; and what has been the cost of running the office in each year since its establishment.
§ Mr. McLoughlinThe White Paper accounts of the independent Commissioner for the Rights of Trade Union Members show the costs of setting up and running the commissioner's office, in each financial year since its establishment were:
£000 1988–89 252,000 1989–90 246,000 1990–91 260,000 1991–92 290,000