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The House of Commons Commission is responsible for the hybrid proceedings in the Commons. The costs set out below therefore relate only to work associated with the Commons, not Parliament as a whole. The figures show combined implementation/other one-off costs and running costs as at 31 May 2020, and cover committed spend up to that date, not just actual expenditure.<\/p>

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VIRTUAL CHAMBER REVENUE COSTS:<\/p>

Chamber set up \u2013 £31,200<\/p>

Broadcasting hub set up \u2013 £12,734<\/p>

Specialist operating team \u2013 £176,000<\/p>

Technical infrastructure hire \u2013 £334,000<\/p>

Remote broadcasting provision for Ministers and other key Members \u2013 £70,000<\/p>

Additional internet bandwidth \u2013 £6,000<\/p>

Sub-total excluding VAT = £629,934<\/p>

(all supplier costs concerned, excluding any capital costs, are VAT recoverable<\/em>)<\/p>

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VIRTUAL CHAMBER CAPITAL COSTS:<\/p>

Broadcasting equipment \u2013 £123,994<\/p>

Hansard recording equipment \u2013 £58,306<\/p>

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Sub-total excluding VAT = £182,300<\/p>

Sub-total including VAT = £218,760<\/p>

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REMOTE VOTING, BALLOTING AND ANNUNCIATOR COSTS<\/p>

Remote voting (development, hosting) \u2013 £40,000 approx.<\/p>

Commons Balloting \u2013 £12,500<\/p>

Remote annunciator (\u201cUKParliamentNow\u201d) \u2013 £33,464 (Commons share only<\/em>)<\/p>

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Sub-total including VAT = £85,964<\/p>

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VIRTUAL COMMITTEES REVENUE COSTS:<\/p>

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Implementation = £24,327 ex VAT (£29,192 including VAT)<\/p>

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VIRTUAL COMMITTEES CAPITAL COSTS:<\/p>

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Implementation = £330,824 ex VAT (£396,988 including VAT)<\/p>

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ONLINE BY-ELECTION FOR SELECT COMMITTEE CHAIRS<\/p>

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£3,780 including VAT.<\/p>

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TOTAL REVENUE INCLUDING NON-RECOVERABLE VAT = £745,090<\/p>

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TOTAL CAPITAL INCLUDING VAT = £615,748<\/p>

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