§ Mr. CohenTo ask the Chairman of the Finance and Services Committee what estimate he has made of the average hourly cost of the House of Commons on a sitting day. [5435]
§ Mr. Paul ChannonIt is not practical to allocate the majority of House costs as between sitting and non-sitting days. The outturn for the financial year ended 31 March 1995 for the Works and the Administration votes, that is, excluding Members' pay and allowances, was £102,256,000. There were 158 sitting days in that year. Further information is given in the Commission's annual report.