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Mr. William Ross
To ask the hon. Member for Roxburgh and Berwickshire (Mr. Kirkwood), representing the House of Commons Commission, what was the annual cost of running the House of Commons in each of the last five years; and what was the cost excluding major new building work for the latest available period. [76937]
Mr. Kirkwood
The administrative cost of running the House of Commons is given in the table.
| Costs of running the House of Commons 1993–98 | |||||
| £000 | |||||
| Vote | 1993–94 | 1994–95 | 1995–96 | 1996–97 | 1997–98 |
| Administration | 62,738 | 65,302 | 68,190 | 68,290 | 72,878 |
| Works | 23,762 | 26,497 | 28,416 | 31,900 | 35,068 |
| Sub Total | 86,500 | 91.799 | 96,606 | 100,190 | 107,946 |
| Porticullis House | 7,662 | 6,292 | 15,633 | 30,002 | 37,281 |
| Total | 94,162 | 98,091 | 112,239 | 130,192 | 145,227 |