§ Dr. Lynne JonesTo ask the Chairman of the Administration Committee if he will name the consultants engaged to carry out the survey into child care needs in the House; and what has been the total cost incurred to date.
§ Mr. Michael J. MartinThe survey of potential demand for child care services for the House was conducted by Research Services Ltd. The fee paid is a matter of commercial confidentiality.
§ Dr. Lynne JonesTo ask the Chairman of the Administration Committee when he expects to announce the results of the questionnaire on child care facilities sent out last year; what was the total number of hon. Members, Members' staff and staff of the House who were sent a questionnaire, listed by(a) females and (b) males; how they were selected; and what proportion of those sent a questionnaire returned it.
§ Mr. Michael J. MartinThe Administration Committee expects to receive the consultants' report on the survey of potential demand for child care facilities in the very near future. It intends to examine the results and will then consider what recommendations to make in respect of future policy.
The questionnaire was sent to 4,105 Members, Members' staff, staff of the House and other support staff who work for both Houses. It is not possible to determine how many of that number were male or female.
Results of the survey itself will be made known once they have been considered by the Committee and the Commission.