Question to the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government:

To ask His Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Baroness Scott of Bybrook on 14 April (HL7026), what is the total financial cost to date of the Commissioners sent to Liverpool.

Further to the answer provided by Baroness Scott of Bybrook on 14 April 2023, the Secretary of State is mindful of the need for Commissioner remuneration to represent value for money for local taxpayers.

The Liverpool Commissioners' pay arrangements were set out in paragraph 45 of the updated Explanatory Memorandum to the Directions made under section 15(5) and (6) of the Local Government Act 1999. In recognition of the nature and scale of the intervention at Liverpool, he has determined fees of £1200 a day for the Lead Commissioner and £1100 a day for the other Commissioners.

A full breakdown of the Commissioners' invoiced fees and expenses are published periodically on Liverpool City Council's website, available here .