§ Lord CULLEN of ASHBOURNE asked Her Majesty's Government:
§ What is the total cost to the Exchequer of the House of Lords in the past two financial years for which figures are available, indicating separately the figures for expenditure from the House of Lords' Vote and the cost of services provided by Her Majesty's Stationery Office and the Department of the Environment; and what are the corresponding figures for the House of Commons.
The LORD PRIVY SEALThe information is given in the following table:
1975–76 outturn £m 1976–77 outturn £m HOUSE OF LORDS House of Lords' Vote 1.7 1.9 Services provided by Department of the Environment* 1.6 1.5 Services provided by HMSO 1.0 1.6 Contribution in lieu of Rates 0.1 0.1 4.4 5.2 HOUSE OF COMMONS House of Commons' Vote 12.3 14.1 Services provided by Department of the Environment* 3.2 3.3 Services paid by HMSO 4.8 6.7 Contribution in lieu of Rates 0.3 0.4 20.6 24.5 *Estimate. House adjourned at twenty-one minutes past eleven o'clock.