Written Question·House of Commons Commission·UIN 8730

Early Day Motions

Tabled: 11 October 2024
Answered: 17 October 2024
Named Day

Question

Laurence Turner

LabourBirmingham Northfield

To ask the hon. Member for Blaenau Gwent and Rhymney, representing the House of Commons Commission, what the average cost was to the public purse of administering an Early Day Motion in the latest 12 months for which data is available.

Answer

Nick Smith
It is difficult to provide an accurate figure for the cost of administering an Early Day Motion as staff in the Table Office and the Procedural Publishing Unit who process EDMs have a wide range of other responsibilities and time spent exclusively on EDMs...

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