§ Mr. W. Hamiltonasked the Minister of Public Building and Works if he will give a detailed breakdown of the £505,000 required in 1963–64 for building and engineering services in the Royal Palaces, with particular reference to 1A Kensington Palace.
135W
§ Mr. RipponThis expenditure is for the internal and external maintenance of the structure of all the Royal Palaces and for their heating, lighting, water, plumbing, sanitary and lift services.
It comprises:
£ St. James's Palace 53,000 Buckingham Palace 108,000 Windsor Castle 126,000 Kensington Palace 31,000 Hampton Court Palace 127,000 Palace of Holyroodhouse 42,000 Other Palaces and properties (e.g. Kew Palace and Marlborough House Mews) 5,000 Miscellaneous building items for Palaces generally 13,000 None of the expenditure on Kensington Palace relates to Apartment 1A.
§ Mr. W. Hamiltonasked the Minister of Public Building and Works why the allowances and expenses of Gentlemen-at-Arms and Yeomen of the Guard at the Royal Palaces are being increased to £11,200 in 1963–64.
§ Mr. RipponThe increase over the provision in 1962–63 is £200. This is due to increased employer's National
Palace Fuel Gas Electricity Water Household Articles Total £ £ £ £ £ £ Buckingham Palace 11,300 6,950 9,800 1,100 5 29,155 St. James's Palace 2,000 4,000 4,100 200 10 10,310 Marlborough House Garage Block 500 170 200 100 5 975 Windsor Castle 21,300 2,250 6,800 — 5 30,355 Frogmore 300 300 300 — — 900 Kensington Palace 2,300 800 645 100 5 3,850 Hampton Court Palace 3,600 230 6,700 425 50 11,005 Sandringham and Balmoral 2,900 — 1,000 — — 3,900 Kew Palace — — 20 — 10 30 Palace of Holyrood House 2,800 1,300 2,100 75 25 6,300 Totals 47,000 16,000 31,665 2,000 115 96,780 Miscellaneous Payments for Easements, etc. £ Kew Palace 3 Windsor Castle (New Inn Site) 15 Manor Farm Sewer 10 Palace of Holyrood House 192 £220 £97,000