Home Office: Westminster Hall Sittings

(asked on 9th July 2026) - View Source

Question to the Home Office:

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will make an estimate of the annual cost to her Department of preparing ministers to respond to Westminster Hall Debates.


Answered by
Sarah Jones Portrait
Sarah Jones
Minister of State (Home Office)
This question was answered on 20th July 2026

It is not possible to provide an exact cost for preparing Ministers to respond to Westminster Hall Debates. There will be differences in the costs of Civil Service, Special Adviser and Ministerial time depending on the policy matter and length of the debate. Debates can also be cross-cutting and require resources from multiple departments or engage departmental bodies.

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