§ Lord Cocks of Hartcliffeasked the Chairman of Committees:
What was the cost of the Palace of Westminster Message Handling Review undertaken by Deloitte and Touche Consulting Group in 1996.
§ The Chairman of Committees (Lord Boston of Faversham)The total cost of the message handling review was £144,667.18 including VAT. The House of Lords share of this was £23,725.41 (16.4 per cent. of the total).