§ Mr. SheermanTo ask the right hon. Member for Berwick upon Tweed, representing the House of Commons Commission, what was the direct cost of recalling the House for its special sitting on Wednesday 31 May.
§ Mr. BeithThe cost of provision of the papers in the Vote Bundle and theOfficial Report was £11,500. 27W Travelling expenses and overtime payments relating to the sitting are expected to produce further costs. To date, claims totalling some £1,000 have been made.