§ Mr. Gwynfor Evansasked the Lord President of the Council what has been the cost of running both Houses of Parliament during each year since 1974–75; and how much of this is attributable to payments to Members of both Houses.
§ Mr. Foot,pursuant to his reply [Official Report, 12th July 1978], gave the following information:
Total cost Payments to Members of both Houses £000 £'000 1974–75 17,264 4,819 1975–76 25,656 7,290 1976–77 30,596 8,581 1977–78 30,652 9,157