§ Mr. WallaceTo ask the right hon. Member for Berwick-upon-Tweed, as representing the House of Commons Commission, what estimate he has made of the staffing costs incurred by House of Commons staff and officials in connections with work associated with the Ecclesiastical Committee or other parliamentary matters relating to the Church of England.
§ Mr. BeithI refer my hon. Friend to the reply given to the hon. Member for Thurrock (Mr. Mackinlay) on 25 March, column 663. The total cost is of the order of £2,000 per annum.