§ Mr. LuffTo ask the Lord President of the Council what resources from public funds are available to the Leader of the Opposition, additional to those available to other hon. Members, to enable him to(a) run his office and (b) deal with correspondence. [2186]
§ Mr. NewtonPublic funds are made available, under the terms of the resolution of the House of 4 November 1993, to assist the official Opposition in carrying out its parliamentary business.
The Leader of the Opposition certifies that expenditure has been incurred in accordance with that resolution and the Fees Office makes payments to the Labour party on a monthly basis. Details in respect of the office costs and correspondence are a matter for the Opposition.
There are of course similar arrangements in respect of other parties in the House, as defined in the above resolution, apart from the party in government.