§ Mr. Marlowasked the right hon. Member for Middlesbrough, as representing the House of Commons Commission, what is the total annualised employment cost of the 70 full-time staff working for House of Commons Select Committees; what the status and appointments of the 70 are; and what individual appointments are held by each of the 25 employees earning more than hon. Members
§ Mr. Arthur BottomleyThe total annual salaries of the 70 full-time staff working for House of Commons Select Committees is £708,882. All are members of the staff of the Department of the Clerk of the House who are allocated to one or more of the committees, ranging from principal clerks (Class I) to personal secretaries. The salary scales of these staff, which in accordance with section 2(2) of the House of Commons (Administration) Act 1978 have to be kept broadly in line with those operating in the Home Civil Service, are listed on page 27 of the second annual report of the Commission (HC 1979–80, 600).