§ Mr. Frank FieldTo ask the Hon. Member for Berwick upon Tweed, representing the House of Commons Commission, what is the total annual cost of the staff of Select Committees.
§ Mr. BeithThe current annual remuneration of permanent staff of the Committee Office of the Clerk's Department amounts to £2,327,980. Some staff in other offices of the Department provide services to Select Committes in addition to their other duties, but it is not possible separately to quantify this element of their work in staff cost terms.