HC Deb 13 June 2000 vol 351 c539W
Mr. Gordon Prentice

To ask the President of the Council, pursuant to her reply of 2 February 2000,Official Report, column 633W, on the Appointments Commission, how much time was spent by PricewaterhouseCoopers in helping to recruit the Appointments Commission. [125361]

Mrs. Beckett

PricewaterhouseCoopers Executive Search and Selection assisted the Cabinet Office and independent selection panel to recruit the Chairman and independent members of the House of Lords Appointments Commission.

They employed a number of consultants and administrators and invested well in excess of 300 hours in the generation, administration and evaluation of applications.

Mr. Gordon Prentice

To ask the President of the Council, pursuant to her reply of 2 February 2000,Official Report, column 633W, on the Appointments Commission, what expenses were incurred in recruiting the Appointments Commission and what were the advertising costs. [125362]

Mrs. Beckett

The expenses incurred in the process of recruiting members of the House of Lords Appointments Commission came to £4,186.50.

The advertising costs, including VAT, were £35,878.63.