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<p>The cost to the House of Commons Service of recalling Parliament for a day is marginal as most operating costs are fixed for the year as a whole and are unaffected by the number and distribution of sitting days. The additional cost is about £24,000.</p><p>For 29 August the ticket and retail sales associated with visitor services reduced by around £16,500. Although Jubilee Cafe income was reduced by £2,100 there was an overall net increase of income on catering services of £3,000.</p><p>The total cost of the recall was therefore some £37,500.</p> |