Sessional Returns 2007-08 Contents


C  SELECT COMMITTEE STAFFING AND COSTS IN DETAIL

1  Select Committee Staff

Details of the staff serving a particular select committee are set out in their publications.

In many cases, committee staff carry out duties in the service of the House unrelated to their work for a particular committee. For some staff, especially those working in offices other than the Committee Directorate, those duties account for most of their work. This analysis of the staff who served select committees during Session 2007-08 is therefore presented office by office.

NUMBERS AND GRADES OF STAFF SERVING SELECT COMMITTEES

Committee Directorate (excluding Scrutiny Unit)

Principal Clerks (SC)*
5
Deputy Principal Clerks (SC Band 1)
17
Senior Clerks (A2)
18
Assistant Clerks (A3)
9
Business Manager (B1)**
1
Operations Manager (B1)
1
Group Managers (B1)
2
Senior Committee Assistants (B2)
19.2
Committee Assistants (C)
29.3
Committee Support Assistants (D1)
10
NAO Audit Officers on secondment
2
Inquiry Managers (A2)
1.8
Inquiry Managers (B1)
5.8
Advisor, Sentencing Guidelines (A2)
1
Committee Specialists/ Legal Specialists (B1)***
20.1
Media Officers (B1)
5
Secretaries (C)****
2.8
Sandwich Student
1

* The Committee Directorate has four Principal Clerks who have supervisory and management responsibilities. Three of these performed additional functions as Clerks of Select or Joint Committees. The Clerk of Committees is Clerk of the Liaison Committee and of the Modernisation Committee; one Principal Clerk of Select Committees is the Second Clerk of the Liaison Committee.
** Also acts as Senior Committee Assistant to the Liaison Committee
*** Vacancies not included
**** Personal secretaries to Principal Clerks.

Scrutiny Unit

The Scrutiny Unit of the Committee Directorate provides specialist help to select committees, mainly but not exclusively in financial scrutiny and the scrutiny of draft legislation. It provides staff members for joint committees undertaking pre-legislative scrutiny of draft bills and supports the evidence-taking role of public bill committees. It has particular expertise in public expenditure, accountancy and the law, but also does other work for committees as resources permit, including assisting select committees with on-line consultations. The Unit carried out a wide range of tasks for 26 committees in Session 2007-08.[6] It provided staff for the Joint Committees on the draft Constitutional Renewal Bill and the draft Marine Bill (see separate entries in the Committee section of the Return). Members of Unit staff made significant contributions to the work of the Committee on the Crossrail Bill and the Speaker's Committee on the Electoral Commission.

The numbers and grades of staff in the Unit as at 26 November 2008 were:

1 Deputy Principal Clerk (SC Band 1)
1 Senior Clerk (A2)
1 Deputy Head of Finance (A2)
4 Specialists on secondment:
1 Financial Analyst on secondment from the Department of Communities and Local Government (A2)
     1 Financial Analyst on secondment from the Ministry of Justice (A2)
     2 Financial Analysts on secondment from the National Audit Office (A2)
1 statistician on loan from the House of Commons Library (B1)
1 Economist (B1)
1 Public Policy Specialist (B1)
2 Legal Specialists (B1)
1 Senior Committee Assistant (B2)
2 Committee Assistants (C)
1 Team Manager (C)
1 Committee Support Assistant (part-time) (D1)
1 Office Support Assistant (D2)

Journal Office

A Deputy Principal Clerk (SC Band 1) was also Clerk of the Procedure Committee. A Senior Clerk (A2) assisted the Clerk of the Committee on Standards and Privileges. Another Senior Clerk assisted the Clerk of the Procedure Committee and was also Deputy Clerk of Supply.

Legislation Service

The Clerk of Delegated Legislation (a Principal Clerk, SC Band 1A) has supervisory responsibility for staff of the Regulatory Reform and European Scrutiny Committees, for the Joint and Select Committees on Statutory Instruments and for the Joint Committee on Human Rights (and for the National Parliament Office in Brussels). He is supported by a Personal Secretary (C) (shared with one of the Principal Clerks of Select Committees). From March to August 2008 the Clerk of Delegated Legislation was lent to the Department of Resources and his supervisory work was carried out by the Clerk of the European Scrutiny Committee and by one of the Principal Clerks in the Committee Directorate.

The following staff served the European Scrutiny Committee: 1 Deputy Principal Clerk (SC Band 1), 4 Clerk/Advisers with specialist experience (A2), 1 Senior Clerk (A2) (from 6 October 2008, replaced by an Assistant Clerk, A3), 1 Senior Committee Assistants (B2), 4 Committee Assistants (C) (from 8 October 2008, 3½ Committee Assistants) and 1 Committee Support Assistant (D2). The Committee was assisted by the Counsel for European Legislation (SC Band 1A) and by an Assistant Counsel (European) (A1). The Office Support Assistant also supported the Joint and Select Committees on Statutory Instruments.

A Senior Clerk (Band A2) was Clerk of the Regulatory Reform Committee, Clerk of the Select Committee on Statutory Instruments and Commons Clerk of the Joint Committee on Statutory Instruments.

The Regulatory Reform Committee was assisted by the Counsel for Legislation (SC Band 1A), the two Deputy Counsel (SC Band 1), a Committee Specialist (B1) and a Committee Assistant (C).

The Joint and Select Committees on Statutory Instruments were assisted by the Counsel for Legislation (SC Band 1A), the two Deputy Counsel (SC Band 1) and a Committee Assistant (C).

A Senior Clerk, (A2) (from 1 November, a Deputy Principal Clerk (SC Band 1) was Commons Clerk of the Joint Committee on Human Rights, which was also served by a Legal Adviser (SC Band 2) (employed jointly with the House of Lords), two Committee Specialists (B1), a Senior Committee Assistant (B2), a Committee Assistant (C) and a Committee Support Assistant (D1) (from 16 June 2008, replaced by a Committee Assistant (C).

A Senior Clerk in the Public Bill Office (A2) was also Clerk of the Joint Committee on Tax Law Rewrite Bills. Another Senior Clerk in the Public Bill Office (A2) was also Commons Clerk of the Joint Committee on Consolidation, &c., Bills.

A Senior Clerk in the Private Bill Office (A2) was also Clerk of the Committee on Selection. He was assisted by a Chief Office Clerk (C) who otherwise provided general support for the Committee Office and the Overseas Office.

General

In addition the following staff in the Committee Directorate provided support for the work of Select Committees as a whole, not assigned to a particular committee:

1 Departmental Office Manager (B2)

1 Publisher Support Officer (C)

1 Committee Assistant (C)

1.8 Assistant Office Managers (D1)

1 Senior Office Support Assistant (D1)

5 Office Support Assistants (D2)

Note: The Departmental Office Manager also provided services to the Department of Chamber and Committee Services as a whole.

Ten members of staff were on maternity leave, five of whom worked in the Committee Directorate.

Staff costs for the Committee Directorate including the Scrutiny Unit in Session 2007-08 were approximately £10.5m.

2  Select Committee Printing Costs and Page Count

Total printing costs of select committees in the financial year 2007-08 were £1,983,378.95; and, in Session 2007-08, £2,174,072.08. The printing costs of joint committees are borne by the House of Lords.

The published output of each committee, including reports, oral and written evidence and memoranda, is shown in the following tables.

2A  Page Count and Costs: Financial Year 2007-08


Committee
Page Count
Cost
£

Administration
342
13,812.00
Business and Enterprise1
312
11,930.52
Children, Schools and Families2
138
5,599.84
Communities and Local Government
1,334
56,084.32
Crossrail Bill
2,254
104,200.90
Culture, Media & Sport
2,232
96,599.07
Defence
1,765
69,231.34
Education and Skills
2,484
107,382.57
Environmental Audit
1,670
68,443.58
Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
2,270
96,343.27
European Scrutiny
3,514
119,817.44
Finance and Services
Nil
Nil
Foreign Affairs
2,209
92,234.73
Health
1,976
85,292.18
Home Affairs
1,852
79,427.58
Innovation, Universities, Science and Skills3
500
21,112.77
International Development
2,418
101,067.65
Justice4
958
39,960.26
Liaison
196
7,134.72
Modernisation of the House of Commons
276
15,183.67
Northern Ireland Affairs
416
16,757.65
Procedure
124
4,847.06
Public Accounts
3,104
122,838.93
Public Administration
1,614
66,450.50
Regulatory Reform
224
7,645.66
Science and Technology
2,462
103,057.59
Scottish Affairs
648
27,771.91
Selection
Nil
Nil
Standards and Privileges
1,092
43,494.37
Statutory Instruments
32
1,057.53
Trade and Industry
1,781
74,524.41
Transport
2,170
91,067.60
Treasury
3,702
153,726.71
Welsh Affairs
638
26,105.27
Work and Pensions
1,286
53,175.35
TOTAL
47,993
1,983,378.95


  

2B  Page Count and Costs: Session 2007-08


1   The Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform Committee was formed on 8 November 2007 and replaced the Trade and Industry Committee. On 11 March 2008, the Committee was renamed Business and Enterprise.

2   The Committee was formed on 8 November 2007.

3   The Innovation, Universities and Skills Committee was formed on 8 November 2007. On 11 March 2008, the Committee was renamed the Innovation, Universities, Science and Skills Committee.

4   Until 6 November 2007 the Justice Committee was known as the Constitutional Affairs Committee.

3  Select Committee Expenses

3A  Financial Year 2007-08

Committee
Overseas Visits+
UK Visits+
Specialist Advisers; fees and expenses
Work Commissioned, specialist publications, interpretation
Transcription of evidence
Witnesses' expenses
Entertainment and other minor expenses
Total
Departmental Committees
£
£
£
£
£
£
£
£
Business and Enterprise1
1,582.91
4,225.10
-
10.80
12,611.91
-
-
18,430.72
Sub-Committee on the Implementation of the Report of the Women and Work Commission
-
-
-
-
3,124.08
-
-
3,124.08
Children, Schools and Families2
-
-
94.00
100.00
-
1,048.69
6.49
1,249.18
Communities and Local Government
4,776.97
5,791.85
22,443.63
1,944.00
21,540.91
906.33
6.92
57,410.61
Culture, Media and Sport
66,680.97
11,318.06
14,893.20
272.00
24,512.37
598.34
2,024.07
120,299.01
Defence
162,120.90
7,830.23
16,114.72
702.17
32,875.06
603.00
401.78
220,647.86
Education and Skills
46,457.44
219.40
11,244.95
1,090.00
25,802.95
3,273.44
340.46
88,428.64
Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
9,654.10
5,215.01
3,537.55
226.00
30,520.06
1,903.97
363.84
51,420.53
Badgers and Cattle TB Sub-Committee
-
-
-
-
822.79
-
-
822.79
British Waterways Sub-Committee
-
2,918.36
-
-
8,675.37
305.67
78.00
11,977.40
Draft Climate Change Bill Sub-Committee
-
-
-
-
1,412.33
-
-
1,412.33
Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Sub-Committee
-
-
-
-
1,742.53
-
-
1,742.53
Foreign Affairs
106,842.23
699.88
-
4,735.01
179.80
1.551.28
-
112,456.92
Health
65,979.58
5,311.78
32,899.48
180.90
33,832.06
1,959.70
264.85
140,428.35
Home Affairs
42,410.85
2,538.75
8,507.13
1,237.05
25,810.59
740.29
1,408.99
82,653.65
Innovation, Universities, Science and Skills3
270.80
946.31
-
1,711.56
10,040.07
878.50
964.51
14,811.75
Sub-Committee on the Copyright Tribunal
-
-
-
-
775.50
-
-
775.50
Sub-Committee on Biosecurity in UK Research Laboratories
470.93
-
-
-
-
22.15
-
493.08
International Development
119, 595.05
4, 305.94
9, 602.70
1, 059.51
25, 060.58
1, 525.35
201.23
161, 350.36



Committee
Overseas Visits+
UK Visits+
Specialist Advisers; fees and expenses
Work Commissioned, specialist publications, interpretation
Transcription of evidence
Witnesses' expenses
Entertainment and other minor expenses
Total
Departmental Committees
£
£
£
£
£
£
£
£
Justice4
40,044.02
61.00
3,414.89
-
24,131.11
398.50
-
68,049.52
Justice Sub-Committee
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Northern Ireland Affairs
8,373.66
23,201.10
4,681.70
-
15,019.10
1,531.30
70.00
52,876.86
Science and Technology
40,058.39
2,608.67
14,515.72
1,028.00
19,420.34
4,245.04
534.28
82,410.44
Scottish Affairs
-
9,174.98
-
11.09
13,906.09
574.76
46.54
23,713.46
Trade and Industry
20,714.64
2,013.72
2,304.80
5,925.89
15,823.08
-
-
46,782.13
Transport
11,168.06
-
2,729.55
29.70
38,231.70
478.20
101.75
52,738.96
Treasury
60,585.64
9,932.81
13,645.20
16,151.44
39,688.97
48.55
-
140,052.61
Treasury Sub-Committee
-
91.78
-
-
13,695.66
139.25
-
13,926.69
Welsh Affairs
36,445.11
11,545.88
930.29
668.73
21,013.60
2,393.40
125.19
73,122.20
Work and Pensions
81,480.26
8,700.10
32,098.33
389.75
18,731.75
632.15
619.16
142,651.50
Other Committees
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Administration
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Consolidation, &c., Bills (Joint Committee)
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Crossrail Bill
-
-
-
-
5,565.70
-
-
5,565.70
Draft Climate Change Bill (Joint Committee)
N/A
1,137.85
3,203.12
-
10,354.41
225.67
0.95
14,922.00
Draft Human Tissue and Embryos Bill (Joint Committee)
-
-
-
-
6,360.28
-
-
6,360.28
Environmental Audit
60,324.71
27.50
-
-
10,200.77
957.39
40.00
71,550.37
Environmental Information Sub-Committee
-
-
-
-
3,424.24
-
-
3,424.24
European Scrutiny
46,895.15
3,761.84
-
194.33
14,136.20
-
941.05
65,928.57
Finance and Services
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Human Rights (Joint Committee)
15,979.06
1,140.89
21,150.06
2,149.88
3,872.07
1,132.93
503.29
45,928.18
Liaison
-
-
-
-
3,627.09
-
-
3,627.09
Liaison Sub-Committee
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Modernisation of the House of Commons
-
-
-
84.00
9,595.36
554.68
-
10,234.04



Committee
Overseas Visits+
UK Visits+
Specialist Advisers; fees and expenses
Work Commissioned, specialist publications, interpretation
Transcription of evidence
Witnesses' expenses
Entertainment and other minor
expenses
Total
Other Committees
£
£
£
£
£
£
£
£
Procedure
-
-
-
-
4,104.37
365.50
-
4,469.87
Public Accounts
7,659.00
2,577.00
-
19,800.60
31,884.14
-
17.50
61,938.24
Public Administration
32,713.16
240.00
3,716.85
374.99
31,679.61
565.20
168.00
69,457.81
Regulatory Reform
-
-
-
215.00
707.64
-
-
922.64
Selection
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Standards and Privileges
-
-
-
1980.00
2757.83
-
-
4737.83
Statutory Instruments
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Statutory Instruments (Joint Committee)
-
-
-
-
-
-
366.105
366.10
Tax Law Rewrite Bills (Joint Committee
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
TOTAL
969,688.54
123,229.85
212,125.17
61,212.89
592,209.49
26,482.60
9,594.95
1,994,342.26


1  The Business Enterprise and Regulatory Reform Committee was formed on 8 November 2007 and replaced the Trade and Industry
  Committee. On 11 March 2008, the Committee was renamed the Business and Enterprise Committee.
2   The Committee was formed on 8 November 2007.
3   The Innovation, Universities and Skills Committee was formed on 8 November 2007. On 11 March 2008, the Committee was renamed
  the Innovation, Universities, Science and Skills Committee.
4   Until 6 November 2007 the Justice Committee was known as the Constitutional Affairs Committee.
5   Includes some expenditure by the Committee in the previous Session.

3B  Session 2007-08

Committee
Overseas Visits+
UK Visits+
Specialist Advisers; fees and expenses
Work Commissioned, specialist publications, interpretation
Transcription of evidence
Witnesses' expenses
Entertainment and other minor expenses
Total
Departmental Committees
£
£
£
£
£
£
£
£
Business and Enterprise
61,755.55
9,850.58
2,805.80
10.80
32,041.29
109.60
49.22
106,622.84
Children, Schools and Families Committee
52,115.73
295.12
7,286.17
137.48
-[7]
5,340.44
377.22
65,552.16
Communities and Local Government
774.36
5,045.25
5,706.67
1,843.46
16,100.86
1,722.02
174.48
31,367.10
Culture, Media and Sport
56,704.60
18,650.25
22,008.03
-
27,729.45
1,235.16
3,367.71
129,695.20
Defence
90,085.34
8,581.90
16,742.12
660.00
18,105.72
681.61
-
134,856.69
Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
9,696.52
14,602.59
4,716.90
226.00
28,202.24
1,903.96
880.81
60,229.02
Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Sub-Committee
-
-
-
-
7,784.23
-
-
7,784.23
Badgers and cattle TB Sub-Committee
-
-
-
-
822.79
-
-
822.79
Sub-Committee on Trade, Development and Environment
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Foreign Affairs
268,397.65
578.40
-
8,493.64
641.41
2,201.94
89.63
280,402.44
Health
15,005.46
8,982.99
17,941.79
617.40
30,439.88
1,921.96
364.95
75,274.43
Home Affairs
138,619.38
-7,322.85
12,098.64
2,409.74
29,994.15
848.90
802.55
177,450.51
Innovation, Universities, Science and Skills Committee
59,830.28
5,317.99
3,771.19
2,003.56
18,807.66
2,463.84
1,214.51
93,409.03
Copyright Tribunal Sub-Committee
-
-
-
-
775.50
-
-
775.50
Biosecurity in UK Research Laboratories Sub-Committee
2,965.79
802.43
2,925.00
-
2,351.17
52.90
-
9,097.29
After Leitch: Implementing Skills And Training Policies Sub-Committee
-
2,525.05
1,310.20
-
4,149.88
204.64
-
8,189.77
Quality Assurance Agency: Recent Reports on Standards in Universities Sub-Committee
-
-
-
-
652.83
352.50
-
1,005.33





Committee
Overseas Visits+
UK Visits+
Specialist Advisers; fees and expenses
Work Commissioned, specialist publications, interpretation
Transcription of evidence
Witnesses' expenses
Entertainment and other minor expenses
Total
Departmental Committees
£
£
£
£
£
£
£
£
International Development
136,619.50
368.62
5,700.00
2,713.27
27,834.95
1,109.52
4.45
174,350.31
Justice
81,177.57
12,654.54
2,300.00
231.99
22,391.84
1,841.38
-
120,597.32
Justice Sub-Committee
-
-
-
-
1,177.56
-
-
1,177.56
Northern Ireland Affairs
9,170.16
41,703.80
22,256.15
-
12,691.63
1,498.30
70.00
87,390.04
Scottish Affairs
-
15,379.91
2,075.73
-
12,843.10
1,031.68
-
31,330.42
Transport
11,599.04
300.80
2,017.99
29.70
29,113.56
781.80
215.27
44,058.16
Treasury
91,992.42
7,051.14
11,313.65
19170.98
37,189.07
2,367.38
515.99
169,600.63
Treasury Sub-Committee
-
-
-
-
10,296.27
-
-
10,296.27
Welsh Affairs
38,520.75
7,953.72
8,996.54
1,411.02
22,745.89
4,439.02
472.60
84,539.54
Work and Pensions
87,022.26
9,342.31
27,704.63
389.75
19,450.63
365.90
250.72
144,526.20
Other Committees
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
Administration
139.26
-
-
-
-
-
-
139.26
Consolidation, & c., Bills (Joint Committee)
-
-
-
-
275.30
-
-
275.30
Crossrail Bill
-
-
-
-
338.64
-
-
338.64
Environmental Audit
72,707.44
15,770.18
-
-
22,343.08
1,319.89
40.00
112,180.59
Sub-Committee on Environmental Information
-
-
-
-
3,424.24
-
-
3,424.24
European Scrutiny
43,009.13
3,523.80
-
85.80
15,422.70
-
683.05
62,724.48
Finance and Services
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Human Rights (Joint Committee)
31,152.55
2,840.24
11,451.28
2,080.09
7,630.73
700.27
793.11
56,648.27
Liaison
-
-
-
-
3,351.79
-
-
3,351.79
Liaison Sub-Committee
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Modernisation of the House of Commons
-
420.00
-
84.00
4,497.33
554.68
-
5,556.01
Procedure
-
-
-
1,360.00
2,242.20
365.50
-
3,967.70
Public Accounts
11,824.17
1159.55
-
29,812.16
40,615.87
-
633.47
84,045.22
Public Administration
27,849.14
4,401.74
6,338.30
2,361.00
26,974.67
229.70
737.60
68,892.15
Regulatory Reform
12,938.25
172.23
-
-
4,400.79
-
-
17,511.27
Science and Technology
-
3.20
9,407.70
54.00
3,577.29
1,516.81
444.51
15,003.51
Other Committees
£
£
£
£
£
£
£
£
Selection
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Standards and Privileges
-
-
-
2,320.00
739.43
-
-
3,059.43
Statutory Instruments
-
-
-
-
-
-
41.65
41.65
Statutory Instruments (Joint Committee)
-
-
-
-
-
-
517.90
517.90
Tax Law Rewrite Bills (Joint Committee)
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Joint Committee on the Draft Constitutional Renewal Bill
-
-
-
-
6,320.26
-
-
6,320.26
Joint Committee on the Draft Marine Bill
-
626.00
9,933.74
-
4,343.07
337.66
-
15,240.47
TOTAL
1,411,672.30
191,581.48
316,808.22
78,505.84
560,830.95
37,498.96
12,741.40
2,509,639.15







6   "Tasks" in this context range in scale from managing entire inquiries by a joint committee to one-off pieces of analysis for a select committee. Back

7   As of 10 December 2007 transcription of evidence for the Children, Schools and Families Committee has been carried out by the House of Commons Official Report. Back


 
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