§ Mr. McNamaraTo ask the hon. Member for Roxburgh and Berwickshire, representing the House of Commons Commission, what the annual cost was of meeting the staffing needs of the Select Committee on Standards and Privileges in each year since its establishment; and what his estimate is of the(a) funding requirements and (b) staffing needs of the Select Committee in the next three years. [23665]
§ Mr. Kirkwood[holding answer 18 December 2001]: The staff of the Committee consisted of the following:
all of whom had other duties in the Department of the Clerk of the House. It is not possible to specify precisely how much time each of these staff devoted to the work of the Committee, and so it is not possible to calculate a total attributable cost.
Date As Clerk of the Committee: November 1995 to October 1997 1 principal clerk November 1997 to present 1 deputy principal clerk As Second Clerk: November 1995 to October 1999 1 senior clerk November 1999 to October 2000 1 assistant clerk November 2000 to present 1 senior clerk and, as secretary: November 1995 to present 1 secretary grade 3 The Committee on Standards and Privileges will continue to be funded and staffed on the same basis as other Select Committees, commensurate with the work load.