Central Chancery of the Orders of Knighthood

HC Deb 30 January 1996 vol 270 c614W

Mr. Tony Banks

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to his answer of 17 January,Official Report, column 610, how many staff are currently employed in maintaining the Central Chancery of the Orders of Knighthood; and how many insignia are accounted for in the 1994–95 costs of £204,000. [11566]

Mr. Kenneth Clarke

[holding answer 29 January 1996]: The Central Chancery of the Orders of Knighthood employs 11 staff. In 1994–95, 3,877 insignia were accounted for.