On balance, allocating resources to parties specifically for research, for which they must account, is probably the best way to provide these services or a researcher could be provided for each Member. The latter option would probably be preferred by all Members in that they then would have two staff, a secretary and a researcher. This ignores the reality that a number of Members in both Houses do not contribute to policy formulation. It would not be a surprise, if that option was taken, to find that both members of the backup staff were used entirely for constituency work. That would not be the purpose or intention of doing this. Therefore, I do not favour going down that road.