The tables below show the average number of whole-time equivalent staff employed for the financial years 2010-11 and 2016-17 and total staffing costs for each period.<\/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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