Written questions

House of Lords: Staff

Lords · Question HL10513 · Tabled 15 Sep 2025 · The Senior Deputy Speaker · Official record

Answered 26 Sep 2025

Question

Asked by Lord Hayward

To ask the Senior Deputy Speaker whether the House of Lords Administration plan to reduce staff headcount in line with the planned reduction in Civil Service jobs by 2030.

Answer

Answered by Lord Gardiner of Kimble, 26 Sep 2025

The House of Lords Commission agreed in May 2025 to the Administration's recommendation not to increase in real terms its resource budget from 2026-27 for three years, subject to the need to maintain the ability of the House and its Members to carry out t...