The costs for 2017-18 were as follows:<\/p>
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<\/p><\/td> | <\/p><\/td> | 2017-18<\/strong> £000s<\/strong><\/p><\/td><\/tr> 1. Catering and Retail Services<\/p><\/td> <\/p><\/td> 1,346<\/p><\/td><\/tr> 2. Department of Facilities<\/p><\/td> <\/p><\/td> 1,863<\/p><\/td><\/tr> 3. Finance Department<\/p><\/td> <\/p><\/td> 1,441<\/p><\/td><\/tr> 4. Human Resources Office<\/p><\/td> <\/p><\/td> 1,691<\/p><\/td><\/tr> 5. Parliamentary Digital Service<\/p><\/td> <\/p><\/td> 14,536<\/p><\/td><\/tr> 6. Library<\/p><\/td> <\/p><\/td> 2,384<\/p><\/td><\/tr> 7. Clerks and Procedural Services<\/p><\/td> <\/p><\/td> 15,383<\/p><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table> <\/p> The total for Clerks and Procedural Services includes the costs of the Clerk of the Parliaments Office, Black Rod\u2019s Office, Committee Office, Hansard, Journal Office, Communications Office, Legislation Office, and the Lord Speaker\u2019s Office. Costs for the Commissioner of Standards are not separately identifiable and are within the Clerks and Procedural Services figure.<\/p> <\/p> In 2005-06 some offices and departments listed above did not exist, and since 2005-06 there have also been other changes to the roles and functions of offices and departments across the Administration; this makes providing comparison figures more difficult. The costs for 2005-06 were as follows:<\/p> <\/p> <\/p><\/td> 2005-06<\/strong> £000s<\/strong><\/p><\/td><\/tr> 1. Catering and Retail Services (was the Refreshment Department)<\/p><\/td> 1,729<\/p><\/td><\/tr> 2. Department of Facilities (did not exist \u2013 costs of the Attendants and Housekeepers sections)<\/p><\/td> 1,013<\/p><\/td><\/tr> 3. Finance Department<\/p><\/td> 1,272<\/p><\/td><\/tr> 4. Human Resources Office<\/p><\/td> 942<\/p><\/td><\/tr> 5. Parliamentary Digital Service (did not exist \u2013 costs of Computer Office, ICT and telecommunications sections)<\/p><\/td> 2,860<\/p><\/td><\/tr> 6. Library<\/p><\/td> 2,926<\/p><\/td><\/tr> 7. Clerks and Procedural Services<\/p><\/td> 11,816<\/p><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table> <\/p> The total for Clerks and Procedural Services includes the costs of the Clerk of the Parliaments Office, Black Rod\u2019s Office, Doorkeepers, Committee Office, Hansard, Journal and Information Office, Legislation Office, and the Printed Paper Office.<\/p> <\/p>"}
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