§ Mr. OatenTo ask the Parliamentary Secretary, Department for Constitutional Affairs how many staff are employed on the House of Lords reform programme; and at what cost in the last year for which figures are available. [139244]
§ Mr. LeslieSince August 2003, five officials have been working on the House of Lords reform programme. It is estimated that the final cost for this year will be around £227,000.
1062WThe cost of the unit for the last full financial year was £181,000 (although at that time fewer officials were working on House of Lords reform and they were also engaged on other duties within the Department).