Both Houses and the Scottish Parliament organise their communications/press and public relations functions in different ways which makes it hard to compare figures directly. Consequently, the figures below simply compare the number of FTEs employed predominantly on dealing with press/media.<\/p>
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<\/p><\/td> | House of Lords<\/strong><\/p><\/td> House of Commons<\/strong><\/p><\/td> Scottish Parliament<\/strong><\/p><\/td><\/tr> FTEs employed on press/media<\/strong><\/p><\/td> 5<\/p><\/td> 19<\/p><\/td> 7<\/p><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table> <\/p>"}
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], "questionText" : "To ask the Senior Deputy Speaker, further to the Written Answer by the Chairman of Committees on 25 February 2009 (HL Deb, col 89W), how many staff of the House of Lords are employed exclusively or primarily on press and public relations; and whether he has made an assessment of how this figure now compares with the number of staff employed for the same purpose by (1) the House of Commons, and (2) the Scottish Parliament.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"}
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], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/938062/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : " One member of House of Lords staff, the Clerk of the Parliaments, is paid more than the Prime Minister. The Clerk of the Parliaments\u2019 salary is linked to the Judicial Salary Group, as published each year by the Government. In 2017-18, the relevant salary group, JG4, was set at £181,566.<\/p> <\/p> Staff numbers in the House of Lords Administration<\/strong><\/p><\/td><\/tr> The average number of Whole-Time Equivalent persons (WTE) employed during the year was as follows:<\/p><\/td><\/tr> <\/p><\/td> 2010-11<\/strong><\/p><\/td> 2016-17<\/strong><\/p><\/td><\/tr> Library<\/p><\/td> 31<\/p><\/td> 38<\/p><\/td> <\/p><\/td><\/tr> Catering and Retail Services(CRS)¹<\/p><\/td> 108<\/p><\/td> 111<\/p><\/td> <\/p><\/td><\/tr> All other offices and departments²<\/p><\/td> 302<\/p><\/td> 338<\/p><\/td> <\/p><\/td><\/tr> Total as per published resource accounts<\/p><\/td> 441<\/p><\/td> 486<\/p><\/td> <\/p><\/td><\/tr> <\/p><\/td><\/tr> Staff costs in the House of Lords Administration<\/strong><\/p><\/td><\/tr> The following shows the staff costs (including social security and pension costs) for the House of Lords Administration:<\/p><\/td><\/tr> <\/p><\/td> 2010-11<\/strong><\/p><\/td> 2016-17 <\/strong><\/p><\/td><\/tr> <\/p><\/td> £000<\/p><\/td> £000<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Library<\/p><\/td> 1,395<\/p><\/td> 1,755<\/p><\/td> <\/p><\/td><\/tr> Catering and Retail Services³<\/p><\/td> 3,497<\/p><\/td> 4,168<\/p><\/td> <\/p><\/td><\/tr> All other offices and departments\u2074<\/p><\/td> 16,015<\/p><\/td> 18,164<\/p><\/td> <\/p><\/td><\/tr> Total<\/p><\/td> 20,907<\/p><\/td> 24,087<\/p><\/td> <\/p><\/td><\/tr> ¹ Of which 11 WTE relates to variable hours staff in 2016-17. The 2010-11 WTE figure for CRS variable hours staff is unknown as this information was not recorded on the payroll system when payments were entered.<\/p><\/td><\/tr> ² Of which 2 WTE relates to Hansard temporary reporters in 2016-17. The 2010-11 WTE figure for Hansard temporary reporters is unknown as this information was not recorded on the payroll system when payments were entered.<\/p><\/td><\/tr> ³ Of which £135k in 2010-11 and £276k in 2016-17 relates to CRS variable hours staff.<\/p><\/td><\/tr> \u2074 Of which £54k in 2010-11 and £65k in 2016-17 relates to Hansard temporary reporters.<\/p><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table>"}
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], "questionText" : "To ask the Senior Deputy Speaker how many staff were employed in each of the following services of the House of Lords in 2010 (1) the Library, (2) Catering and Retail Services, and (3) all other offices and departments of the House Administration; what was the cost in each case; and what are the equivalent figures for 2017.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"}
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