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<p>The fundamental aims of the Commission are not only to ensure that the House is
valued and effective in holding the Government to account and scrutinising legislation,
but that individual Members have the information, advice, support and technology they
need to be effective in their work and to engage closely with their constituents.</p><p>We
are coming to the end of a programme of savings, during which the governing principle
has been that any cost reductions should not adversely affect the ability of the House
and its Members to carry out their parliamentary functions. Indeed many of the changes
have been a spur to innovation in the support available to Members. Now that we are
on track to achieve the savings target, we have the opportunity to re-appraise the
provision of resources and ensure, for example in the area of select committees, that
we are providing the right level of support.</p>
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