asked the hon. Member for Dulwich, as Chairman of the Kitchen Committee, the arrangements made for the payment of the staff during the Dissolution period.

The Kitchen Committee has agreed to pay full basic wages to all members of the staff during the first week after the House is prorogued. Thereafter, nineteen members of the staff will be paid full wages until the House reassembles; eight others are to receive half pay, seven of whom live in, and this accommodation will be available during the Dissolution period.