To ask the Minister of State, Department for Constitutional Affairs how, and at what rate, Sir Hayden Phillips was remunerated for undertaking the inquiry into the funding of political parties; and how much he has been paid to date for that work. (130481)

Sir Hayden Phillips was appointed by the Prime Minister to conduct a review of the funding of political parties in March 2006.

Sir Hayden Phillips’ gross rate of pay for conducting the review was £700 per day, paid through the DCA. The total amount that he has been paid to date (up to the end of February 2007) has been £40,100 gross.