House of Lords Appointments Commission

HC Deb 14 February 2001 vol 363 c171W

Mr. Gordon Prentice

To ask the President of the Council how many people are employed by the House of Lords Appointments Commission; how many are on fixed-term contracts; and what the annual running costs of the Commission is. [146277]

Mrs. Beckett

I understand that the Appointments Commission employs no one directly. It is supported by a small team of civil servants, none of whom is on a fixed-term contract. Its budget for running costs for 2000–01 is about £300,000.