§ Lord Cocks of Hartcliffeasked the Chairman of Committees:
What recognition in terms of additional remuneration will be given to staff who are working in the Palace of Westminster on 31 December 1999 or 1 January 2000 or both. [HL413]
§ The Chairman of CommitteesThe only House of Lords staff working in the Palace of Westminster on the dates in question will be five Doorkeepers and six Housekeepers who have volunteered to assist at the Millennium Awards Ceremony to be held in the Royal Gallery on New Year's Eve. They will be on duty from 6 p.m. until 9.15 p.m. and will be paid £250 each. This payment, together with a sum to cover employer's national insurance contributions, is being recovered from the event organisers. Police, security and fire officers will observe normal shifts and standard double time arrangements will apply. Forty additional police officers will be on duty on New Year's Eve, also on double time.