Running Costs

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.-------------------
|Vote             |
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|Administration   |
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|Works            |
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|Sub Total        |
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|Porticullis House|
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|Total            |
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Figures are outturn figures. This excludes the cost of the pay and allowances of Members of Parliament.