§ Mr. BakerTo ask the President of the Council, pursuant to her answer of 16 March 1998, Official Report, column 433, if she will list the total amount paid out in office costs allowances for 1992–93 to hon. Members who retired at the 1992 Dissolution or were defeated at the 1992 General Election, indicating the average sum per hon. Member. [35224]
§ Mrs. Ann TaylorNo—the information available is not held in a form that would permit provision of the details relating to defeated and retiring Members only.
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§ Mr. BakerTo ask the President of the Council, pursuant to her answer of 16 March 1998, Official Report, column 433, on office costs allowances for 1997–98, if she will list the total amount paid out to hon. Members who retired at the 1997 Dissolution or were defeated at the 1997 General Election, indicating the average sum per hon. Member. [35225]
§ Mrs. Ann TaylorDuring 1997–98 the total amount of Office Costs Allowance paid out to those Members who left the House at the last Election was £2,923,827.48. Because of the cash accounting requirements this figure includes amounts relating to the previous allowance year. The average sum paid to each hon. and right hon. Member was £11,602.49.