HL Deb 25 January 2005 vol 668 cc155-6WA
Lord Hanningfield

asked Her Majesty's Government:

How many paid or unpaid Labour Party officials work in the Office of the Duchy of Lancaster; what resources are made available to, and used by, them; and what expenses they have claimed in respect of which activities. [HL806]

Lord Bassam of Brighton

My right honourable friend the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster has no paid or unpaid Labour Party official working in his private office.