§ Lord Dubsasked the Chairman of Committees: How many staff accommodated in offices at the House of Lords’ end of the Palace of Westminster are:
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- (a) staff of the House;
- (b) staff employed by political parties or the Whips’ offices;
- (c) departmental civil servants; and
- (d) others.
§ The Chairman of Committees (Lord Brabazon of Tara)A total of 230 members of staff are currently allocated accommodation in the House of Lords’ portion of the Palace of Westminster. Of these, 172 are staff of the House; 33 are employed by political parties and groups, the Whips’ offices and the office of the Leader of the House; 25 are departmental civil servants, all of whom are employed by the Department for Constitutional Affairs.