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Written question asked by Lord Dobbs (Conservative) on Wednesday, 24 June 2020, in the House of Lords. It was due for an answer on Wednesday, 8 July 2020. It was answered by Lord McFall of Alcluith (Non-affiliated) on Monday, 6 July 2020 on behalf of the Senior Deputy Speaker (HL).

House of Lords: Finance

Question

To ask the Senior Deputy Speaker what the annual budget for the House of Lords was for each of the last five years; and what is the estimated budget for the House of Lords for each of the next two years.

Answer

The table below shows the original budget figures for the last 5 years, current year and subsequent two financial years:

EXPENDITURE TYPE


£’000

2015-2016 ORIGINAL BUDGET

2016-2017 ORIGINAL BUDGET

2017-2018 ORIGINAL BUDGET

2018-2019 ORIGINAL BUDGET

2019-2020 ORIGINAL BUDGET

2020-2021 ORIGINAL BUDGET

2021-2022 ORIGINAL BUDGET

2022-2023 ORIGINAL BUDGET

Capital

27,602

45,409

55,396

65,855

81,710

67,132

59,089

50,206

Resource

103,035

108,832

123,207

132,335

176,305

140,970

149,615

154,772

Total

130,637

154,241

178,603

198,190

258,015

208,102

208,704

204,978

The following points should be noted:
• The budgets from 2020-21 onwards are based upon figures approved by the Commission in January 2020 and are agreed as part of a rolling 3-year planning cycle

• The budgets for Restoration and Renewal and the Shadow Sponsor Body are included within the relevant years up to 2019-20, but not in subsequent years.

Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
HL6122
Session
2019-21
Subjects
Finance House of Lords
Contains statistics
Yes
Link
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