A. Staff costs consist of:

	2001-02		2000-01
			(unaudited)
	£000		£000
Wages and salaries	9,658		8,927
Social security costs	706		700
Other pension costs	1,900		1,372
TOTAL	12,264		10,999

The above is only in respect of officials of the House of Lords. Other pension costs includes some costs of administering the House of Lords Staff Pension Scheme.

B.  The average number of whole time equivalents (WTE) posts (including senior management) was as follows:

	2001-02		2000-01
			(unaudited)
	Number		Number
Objective:
To provide facilities and services in accordance with the requirements of the House and it members	344		323

A further analysis of the complement of House of Lords staff is available in the Annual Report.

C. The salary and pension entitlements of the most senior officials of the House of Lords were as follows:

Name and Title		Age		Salary (as defined below)		Real increase in pension at age 60		Total accrued pension at 60 at 31st March 2002		Benefits in kind
				£000		£000		£000
Sir Michael Davies, KCB		61		130-135		2.5-5.0		60-65		-
Clerk of the Parliaments
Mr Paul Hayter		59		100-105		2.5-5.0		45-50		-
Clerk Assistant
Mr Michael Pownall		52		85-90		2.5-5.0		30-35		-
Reading Clerk
General Sir Edward Jones		65		5-10		Retired		-		See below
Gentleman Usher of the Black Rod (to 8th May 2001)
Lieutenant-General Sir Michael Willcocks, KCB		57		55-60		0.0-2.5		0-5		See below
Gentleman Usher of the Black Rod (from 9th May 2001)

Pension benefits are provided through the House of Lords Staff Pension Scheme (HOLSPS). This is a statutory scheme which provides benefits on a "final salary" basis at a normal retirement age of 60. Benefits accrue at the rate of 1/80^th of pensionable salary for each year of service. In addition, a lump sum equivalent to 3 years' pension is payable on retirement. Members pay contributions of 1.5% of pensionable earnings for widows/widowers and dependants benefits. Pensions increase in payment in line with the Retail Prices Index. On death, pensions are payable to the surviving spouse at a rate of half the member's pension.

On death in service the scheme pays a lump sum benefit of twice pensionable pay and also provides a service enhancement on computing the spouse's pension. The enhancement depends on length of service and cannot exceed 10 years. Medical retirements are possible in the event of serious ill-health. In this case, pensions are brought into payment immediately without actuarial reduction and with service enhanced as for widow(er) pensions.

Salaries include gross salaries and performance bonuses payable. The estimated monetary value of benefits in kind covers any benefits provided and treated by the Inland Revenue as taxable income. Black Rod occupies a Parliamentary Residence, for 2001-02 the taxable benefit for the residence was £3,752.