§ 49. Mr. Peter BottomleyTo ask the President of the Council to ask the hon. Member for Roxburgh and Berwickshire, (Mr. Kirkwood) representing the House of Commons Commission, which staffing reports concerning overloading in Departments of the House have not been acted on in the past two years. [159339]
§ Mr. KirkwoodThere have been no staffing reports concerning overloading in Departments of the House in the last two years, but the internal review service has scrutinised Departments' manpower forecasts in the context of the annual resource planning exercise.
§ 50. Helen JacksonTo ask the President of the Council what proposals she has further to modernise proceedings in the House. [159340]
§ Mrs. BeckettI refer my hon. Friend to the answer I gave today to the hon. Member for New Forest, West (Mr. Swayne).