§ Viscount Tenbyasked Her Majesty's Government:
What is the annual cost of maintaining the European Parliament, the House of Commons and the House of Lords, including:
and whether they will indicate the per capita cost per Member as well as the average number of sitting days for each institution for 2000–01 and the previous four years. [HL131]
- (a) salaries, pensions, travelling allowances, secretarial expenses and other expenses for Members;
- (b) salaries, allowances and pensions and other costs of support staff; and
- (c) accommodation, including rent, operating costs and security; and
- (d) all other administrative costs such as stationery, office equipment, publications, payments to parliamentary bodies and other relevant outgoings;
§ Lord McIntosh of HaringeyThe information for the years 1996–97,1997–98 and 1998–99 was given in my Answer of 22 July 1999 (WA 129–30). The information for 1999–2000 was given in my Answer of 5 July 2000 (WA 133). The information for 2000–01 is as follows:
Total Costs £millions House of Lords 45.7 House of Commons (5) 266.9 European Parliament (1) 597 of which costs to UK is 90.1
Per capita cost per member £'000 House of Lords (2) 67 House of Commons (6) 405 European Parliament (3) 954
Number of sitting days Days House of Lords 168 House of Commons (7) 159 European Parliament (4) 156