§ Mr. Sillarsasked the Lord President of the Council what is his estimate in a full year of the cost to the taxpayer of the House of Lords.
§ Mr. Charles R. MorrisI have been asked to reply.
The estimated cost to the taxpayer of the House of Lords in a full year is around £3.6 million. This figure covers the House of Lords estimated expenditure from Votes as well as services provided by Her Majesty's Stationery Office and the Department of the Environment, which includes the cost of maintaining that part of the Palace of Westminster which the House of Lords occupies.