§ Mrs. LawrenceTo ask the hon. Member for Roxburgh and Berwickshire, representing the House of Commons Commission how many officers other than Clerks there were in the House on 1 January in each year since 1995. [174151]
§ Sir Archy KirkwoodThe information requested is as follows. The information is not available for 1 January each year; the reference date is therefore 31 March each year.
Number 1995 110 1996 113.5 1997 118.5 1998 118.5 1999 122.5 2000 127.5 2001 132 2002 1142 2003 1141 2004 1161 1 Since 2002 the figures have been calculated as full time equivalents. Earlier figures are the numbers of individuals.