Lord McFall of Alcluith corrected a written answer on House of Lords: Reviews

12 October 2020 · Lords written answer · The Senior Deputy Speaker

Lord Foulkes of Cumnock (Labour, Life peer) asked written question HL8368 on 22 September 2020. Lord McFall of Alcluith answered on 5 October 2020 for the The Senior Deputy Speaker, and Lord McFall of Alcluith corrected the answer on 12 October 2020. The figure £100,000 in the original became £135,000, in the correction. Altogether 9 words differ between the two versions.

The question

To ask the Senior Deputy Speaker what is the estimated cost of the external management review of the House of Lords.

Original and corrected answer

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Original	Corrected
The current estimate is that the External Management Review is likely to cost in the region of ~~£100,000,~~ based on the estimated number of days work involved, which may vary. This estimate includes the fees which will be paid to the Reviewer, as well as to any external supporting staff, but does not include the costs of any internal staff time spent working on the Review.	The current estimate is that the External Management Review is likely to cost in the region of £135,000, based on the estimated number of days work involved, which may vary. This estimate includes the costs of recruiting the Reviewer, and the fees which will be paid to the Reviewer, as well as to any external supporting staff, but does not include the costs of any internal staff time spent working on the Review.

Original

Corrected

The current estimate is that the External Management Review is likely to cost in the region of ~~£100,000,~~ based on the estimated number of days work involved, which may vary. This estimate includes the fees which will be paid to the Reviewer, as well as to any external supporting staff, but does not include the costs of any internal staff time spent working on the Review.

The current estimate is that the External Management Review is likely to cost in the region of £135,000, based on the estimated number of days work involved, which may vary. This estimate includes the costs of recruiting the Reviewer, and the fees which will be paid to the Reviewer, as well as to any external supporting staff, but does not include the costs of any internal staff time spent working on the Review.

The question and answer on the Parliament website.

Receipt

Read from	https://questions-statements-api.parliament.uk/api/writtenquestions/questions/1236793?expandMember=true
Date read	15 October 2026
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