HC Deb 19 January 2000 vol 342 c504W
Mr. Key

To ask the Parliamentary Secretary, Lord Chancellor's Department in each year since 1991 how many(a) Parliamentary Counsel, (b) senior draftsmen and (c) other draftsmen have been engaged at the Law Commission on consolidation work. [105646]

Mr. Lock

The numbers of Parliamentary Counsel on secondment to the Law Commission, other senior draftsmen employed at the Commission and other draftsmen seconded to, or employed at, the Commission engaged on consolidation in each complete year since 1991 are as follows:

Parliamentary counsel Other senior draftsmen Other draftsmen
1992 4 1 2
1993 3 1 2
1994 2 1 4
1995 1 1 5
1996 2 1 5
1997 1 0 4
1998 1 0 4
1999 0 0 3