§ Sir Albert Costainasked the right hon. Member for Middlesbrough, as representing the House of Commons Commission, how many staff of the House receive overtime payments or special duty allowances in respect of work done when the House sits after midnight.
§ Mr. Arthur BottomleyIn general, night duty allowances payable to staff working late do not vary according to the time of rising of the House. The allowances payable and the numbers of staff receiving them are listed by Department in statement C annexed to the Commission's second annual report (HC 1979–80, 600, pp. 26–35).