House Of Commons (Transport And Stationery Costs)

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asked the Chancellor of the Exchequer the cost of transport allowed to Members of Parliament for each of the years from 1946 to the latest date.

The information asked for is as follows:

Financial Year:
			£	s.	d.
1946–47	…	…	57,974	19	9
1947–48	…	…	62,998	17	8
1948–49	…	…	73,191	12	0
1949–50	…	…	70,393	4	2
1950–51	…	…	69,061	11	3

In addition, the proportion of the cost of the late night transport service attributable to its use by Members in 1947–48 was about£464.

asked the Financial Secretary to the Treasury the increase in the price of House of Commons stationery since 1946.

I assume that the hon. Member is referring to House of Commons notepaper and envelopes supplied to Members on repayment. The average increase in price is about 80 per cent.: increases in the prices of individual items vary substantially.

Volume 497: debated on Wednesday 19 March 1952