House of Lords
Accounts for the year ended 31 March 1999
FOREWORD
Total expenditure by the House during the financial
year 1998-99 was:
| 1998-99
| 1997-98 |
| £000
| £000 |
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Peers' Expenses, Administration etc. | 29,680
| 25,623 |
Works Services | 13,560
| 13,784 |
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| 43,240
| 39,407 |
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The accounts for the two House of Lords Votes, the Refreshment Department, the Security Fund and the Works of Art Collection Fund may be found on the following pages:
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House of Lords Peers' Expenses, Administration etc, Vote
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House of Lords Works Services Vote |
| 51 |
House of Lords Refreshment Department |
| 53 |
House of Lords Security Fund |
| 69 |
House of Lords Works of Art Collection Fund
| | 72 |
House of Lords
Peers' Expenses, Administration etc. Vote
Account for the year ended 31 March 1999
FOREWORD
Ambit of the Vote: These accounts contain the expenditure
of the House of Lords on Peers' expenses and administrative costs,
including staff pensions, security, stationery and printing.
The Appropriation Account for this Vote will be published separately.
The following summary of account and financial statement are based
on the Appropriation Account and have been included here to provide
a more detailed statement of how expenditure has been applied
in the House of Lords towards these services.
The Appropriation Account itself is examined by the National Audit
Office and will be published, with a certificate from the Comptroller
and Auditor General, in the autumn.
Summary of Account |
Year ended 31 March 1999 |
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| Expenditure | 1997-98
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| | 1998-99
| 1998-99 | compared
| Expenditure |
| Service | Grant
| Expenditure | with grant
| (net) |
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| | £000
| £000 | £000
| £000 |
A1 | Expenses of Peers | 9,541
| 9,487 | (54)
| 6,579 |
A2 | House of Lords Offices |
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| (1) Salaries | 6,758
| 6,814 | 56
| 6,408 |
| (2) Other Running Costs |
7,098 | 6,946
| (152) | 5,823
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A3 | Retired Allowances |
1,319 | 1,313
| (6) | 1,034
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A4 | Security | 6,185
| 6,177 | (8)
| 5,182 |
A5 | Refreshment Department |
1,264 | 1,263
| (1) | 597
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| GROSS TOTAL | 32,165
| 32,000 | (165)
| 25,623 |
| Deduct |
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AZ | Appropriations in Aid |
(2,320) | (2,320)
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| NET TOTAL | 29,845
| 29,680 | (165)
| 25,623 |
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In 1997-98 this Vote was on a net basis, whereby all receipts were used in aid of the Vote. For 1998-98 the net Vote arrangement ceased to operate. Receipts totalled £2,365,461. The House of Lords was authorised to retain £2,320,000 of receipts as Appropriations in Aid of expenditure on this Vote. The excess of £45,461, consisting mainly of VAT refunds and Private Bill fees was surrendered to the Consolidated Fund.
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Financial Statement |
Year ended 31 March 1999 |
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1997-98 | | 1998-99
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Expenditure | Grant
| | Expenditure
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£000 | | £000
| £000 | £000
| Notes |
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6,579 | Reimbursement of Peers Expenses
| 9,541 | |
9,487 | a
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12,828 | House of Lords Office Budgets
| 15,120 |
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| (Subheads A2, A5 and AZ (part))
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| Less: Receipts from Judicial Proceedings, Private Bills, Taxation of Costs, Fees etc.
| (523) | |
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| VAT refunds on contracted out services
| (155) | |
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| Contributions from profit of Refreshment Department
| (560) | |
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| Parliament Office |
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| Clerk of the Parliaments |
| 733 |
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| Accountants Office |
| 320 |
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| Committee Office |
| 1,219 |
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| Computer Office |
| 1,242 |
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| Establishment Office |
| 432 |
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| Hansard |
| 1,744 |
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| Journal and Information Office
| | 469
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| Judicial Office |
| 115 |
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| Legislation Office |
| 755 |
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| Library |
| 1,133 |
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| Overseas Office |
| 288 |
| d |
| Printed Paper and Supplies Office
| | 1,844
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| Record Office |
| 677 |
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| Refreshment Department |
| 700 |
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| Black Rod's Department
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| Black Rod's Office |
| 361 |
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| Attendants |
| 285 |
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| Doorkeepers |
| 507 |
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| Housekeepers |
| 188 |
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| Other |
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| Postal Charges |
| 18 |
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| Telecommunications |
| 755 | 13,785
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1,034 | Retired Allowances
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| (Subheads A3 and AZ (part))
| 1,319 | |
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| Less Superannuation Contributions
| (137) | |
1,176 | f
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5,182 | Security |
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| (Subheads A4 and AZ (part))
| 6,185 | |
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| Less VAT refunds on contracted out services
| (945) | |
5,232 | g
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25,623 | TOTAL NET EXPENDITURE
| 29,845 |
| 29,680 |
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Notes to the Financial Statement |
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a | Peers' expenses are reimbursed in accordance with conditions laid down in various resolutions of the House on the recommendations of the Senior Salaries Review Body. In the financial year 1998-99, there were 160 sittings of the House and a daily average attendance of 439. The budget also contains provision for financial assistance to Opposition Parties.
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b | Provision for staff costs and general administrative expenses of the House of Lords is divided into 18 budgets under the control of nominated officers of the House. The budgets include provision for printing, publications and stationery, computer services, staff training, outside assistance and the fees charged by the Official Shorthand Writer. Details about the activities of each office are given in the Office Reports in Part II of this Report. Two separate budgets are maintained for postal and telecommunications charges.
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c | This budget includes expenditure of select committees totalling £149,000 and is attributable mainly to the European Communities and the Science and Technology Committees and their Sub-Committees. This includes the cost of witnesses, specialist advisers and committee travel.
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d | This budget includes expenditure of £145,000 for the cost of Lords' members of delegations to the Council of Europe, Western European Union and the North Atlantic Assembly.
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e | The costs of the Refreshment Department are paid from this Vote except those attributable to catering for private functions which are paid for by the Trading Account. A contribution from the Trading Account profits is made. In 1998-99 this contribution was equivalent to 44 per cent of costs borne on the Vote.
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f | The cost of benefits provided by the House of Lords Staff Pension Scheme is included. The Principal Civil Service Pension Scheme is applied by analogy to the staff of the House of Lords.
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g | Expenditure on security represents 40 per cent of the cost of security in the Palace of Westminster and 100 per cent for other parts of the Parliamentary Estate occupied by the House of Lords.
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