§ Mrs. RocheTo ask the right hon. Member for Berwick-upon-Tweed, as representing the House of Commons Commission, how many attendants are currently employed in the House and its outbuildings; how many were employed in each of the last five years; what is the current ratio of attendants to other staff working in the House and its outbuildings, hon. Members, their staff and staff of the House; and what was the ratio for each of the last five years.
§ Mr. BeithThe numbers of attendants employed in the House and its outbuildings in the years requested are as follows:
Number 1994 56 1993 56 1992 59 1991 157 1990 149 1989 149 1 These figures are the staff complement. Actual numbers employed may have varied slightly from these figures. It is not possible to make an exact calculation of the ratio of attendants to other occupants of the parliamentary buildings because no record is kept to identify which Members' staff work at Westminster on a regular basis.