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Lord Lester of Herne Hill
asked the Chairman of Committees:Whether he will publish detailed income and expenditure accounts in relation to the performance, by the Law Lords, of the judicial functions of the House of Lords, covering all categories of expenditure other than the salaries of the Law Lords themselves. [HL3356]
The Chairman of Committees
(Lord Boston of Faversham)
The House of Lords Judicial Office administers the judicial proceedings of" the House and provides secretarial and administrative services to the Lords of Appeal. The Office has its own budget and its income and expenditure for the year ending 31 March 1999 was as follows:
Income | Judicial Fees | £376.614 |
Taxations1 | £110,481 | |
Opinions2 | £7,340 | |
Total | £494,435 | |
Expenditure | Staff Salaries and Wages | £409,535 |
Outside Assistance3 | £35,696 | |
Publications | £84,634 | |
Travel4 | £33,208 | |
Office Supplies | £21,445 | |
Computers | £15,530 | |
Training (of staff) | £9,146 | |
Printing | £3,012 | |
Electronic Publishing | £2,540 | |
Official Entertainment | £100 | |
Courier Service | £65 | |
Total (gross) | £614,911 | |
Less: | VAT refunds on contracted out services | (£7,174) |
Total (net) | £607,737 | |
1 A fee is received each time the Clerk of the Parliaments certifies the amount of a bill of costs when the parties cannot agree the amount. | ||
2 Copies of the Law Lords' Opinions are provided free to the parties and to those in the Chamber when judgment is given. Otherwise a charge of £5 is levied. Opinions are published free on the Internet. | ||
3 Largely attributable to the transcription and amplification of the Pinochet hearings. | ||
4 The senior and second senior Lords of Appeal in Ordinary are entitled to use the Government Car Service; other Law Lords have limited entitlement. |