§ Mr. Moateasked the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster what figures he has of the total number of persons, including Members, their secretaries and research assistants, who work in the Palace of Westminster and its outbuildings; and if he will set out the numbers by broad categories.
§ Mr. St. John-StevasAvailable figures in the form requested are listed below; they include part-time staff.
House of Lords Daily average attendance of Peers* 292 Clerks' Department 127 Black Rod's Department 84 Lord Chancellor's Department 64 Refreshment Department 51 Government Whips Office 5 Labour Whips Office 2 Liberal Whips Office 1 626
House of Commons Members 635 Private Secretaries †638 Research Assistants †l81 Post Office 90 Journalists 250 Secretaries (Press) 5 Speaker's Office 10 Clerks' Department 127 Serjeant At Arms Dept. 210 Library 129 Administration Department 64 Department of the Official Report 69 Refreshment Department 244 2,652 *It is not possible to indicate which indvidual Peers' secretaries work in the building. †These figures vary from day to day.
DOE/PSA Staff at Palace of Westminster Works staff 183 Cleaners 41 Supplies staff 28 252