§ Mr. HuttonTo ask the Prime Minister how many staff are employed in his Office; and what was the cost of running his Office, broken down into salaries and wages, notional pension liability, administration costs and the cost of office services in the current year.
§ The Prime MinisterThere is the equivalent of 85.5 staff employed in my office. The cost of running my office in the last financial year was £8,816,949.
The costs break down as follows:
- Salaries and wages—£2,236,699.
- Notional pension liability—£259,967.
- Administration costs—£5,670,868.
- Office services—£649,415.
Grant in aid to the Chequers trust is included in the figures. My salary is excluded.