§ Mr. GallowayTo ask the right hon. Member for Berwick-upon-Tweed, representing the House of Commons Commission, if he will list the cost to public funds of(a) each meeting of the Scottish Grand Committee in financial year 1995–96 and (b) each meeting of the Scottish Grand Committee in each year since 1992. [29509]
§ Mr. BeithThe House of Commons Commission is not in a position to provide details of the total cost to public funds of meetings of the Scottish Grand Committee, but the cost to parliamentary funds of individual meetings in Scotland for the financial year 1995–96 are set out in the table. They have been produced by a manual/clerical check as the information is not readily available in the format requested.
Location Date House direct costs Aberdeen 23 October 1995 2,685 Edinburgh 11 December 1995 8,023 Glasgow 18 December 1995 4,841 Edinburgh 15 January 1996 11,005 Stirling 29 January 1996 8,056 Inverness 5 February 1996 7,457 Aberdeen 19 February 1996 6,852 Kilmarnock 4 March 1996 4,421 Glasgow 15 March 1996 500 These will not be the final costs for meetings in 1995–96 as there are still invoices and claims outstanding. Excluded from these figures are staff overtime and Members' travel.
It is not possible to provide details of costs for each meeting of the Scottish Grand Committee since 1992. This can be provided only at disproportionate cost.