Commander WILLIAMSasked the Under-Secretary of State for the Home Department, as representing the First Commissioner of Works, the estimated cost per hour of a sitting of the House of Commons before 11 p.m.; and the additional cost per hour after 11 p.m., including police, lights, attendance, etc.
§ Captain HACKINGThe cost of engineering services, police, custodians, etc., for a normal sitting is approximately £17 per hour, and the additional cost per hour after 11 p.m. is approximately £5.