§ Mr. William Hamiltonasked the Minister of Public Building and Works if he will further itemise the £95,000 spent on fuel, gas, electricity, water, &c., in 1964–65 at Royal Palaces, as set out in the Civil Estimates, 1965–66, Class IX, 10.
§ Mr. C. PannellThe £95,000 represents the estimated expenditure on these services during 1964/65: the amount actually spent is not yet known. The breakdown of the estimates is as follows:
if he will give details of the estimate Minister of Public Building and Works of £70,030 current expenditure at the 19W Palace of Holyroodhouse as shown in the 1965–66 Civil Estimates, Class IX, 10, Appendix III.
§ Mr. C. PannellDetails are as follows:
£ 13,592 — Salaries of warding staff, summer guides, etc. 47,095 — Maintenance and repairs—building and civil engineering services. 4,100 — Maintenance and repair of furniture and equipment, and contribution towards wages of industrial staff at the Palace of Holyroodhouse. 5,000 — Fuel, gas, electricity and water. 243 — Payments for easements. 70,030
§ Mr. William Hamiltonasked the Minister of Public Building and Works if he will give details of the £56,000 spent at Royal Palaces in 1964–65 on the maintenance of furniture and equipment, excluding the contribution made towards the wages of industrial staff employed in the Royal Household.
§ Mr. C. PannellThe £56,000 represents the estimated expenditure for 1964–65: the amount actually spent is not yet known. £5,650 was to meet the repair and maintenance of furniture and equipment. Of this, £3,900 was related to unoccupied Palaces open to the public and £1,750 to those used for State and official functions.
§ Mr. William Hamiltonasked the Minister of Public Building and Works if he will give details of the capital expenditure of £5,200 at the Palace of Holyroodhouse, as shown in Appendix III of the Civil Estimates, Class IX, 10.
§ Mr. C. PannellDetails are as follows:
£ 1,750 — Provision of additional section of glasshouse at Croft-an-Righ Nursery. 2,500 — Provision of additional toilet facilities. 650 — New paving outside west entrance Holyrood Abbey. 300 — Formation of new vestibule. 5,200
§ Mr. William Hamiltonasked the Minster of Public Building and Works if he will break down the figure of £71,800 provided in the Civil Estimates, 1965–66, Class IX, 10, for new works under £20,000 each at Royal Palaces.
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§ Mr. C. PannellThe details are as follows:
Hampton Court Palace £ Cumberland Suite: renovation 1,000 Chocolate Court: installation of lift to serve residences 9,000 Provision of electric lighting in State Apartments, kitchens and cellars 350 Apartment No. 4: re-occupation services 3,000 Apartment No. 32A: re-occupation services 3,000 Provision of public lavatory accommodation 2,100 Buckingham Palace Mews Flats: modernisation of staff accommodation 8,350 Provision of toilet and changing accommodation for female gardeners 1,650 Provision of implement and equipment store 1,250 Laundry: provision of hood and mechanical ventilation plant 420 Forge: provision of fume extractor 380 Kensington Palace Apartment No. 4: adaptation of sanitary services 1,500 Marlborough House Mews Provision of heating and domestic hot water to Mews accommodation from main boilers 3,000 Covering two concrete staircases to flats with tiles 400 St. James's Palace Apartment No. 31B: re-occupation services 8,000 Windsor Castle Home Park: construction of pumping station, new drains and connections 4,700 Depot: provision of mess room and joiners' shop 4,500 Royal Mews accommodation improvements 4,000 Palace of Holyroodhouse Provision of additional section of glasshouse at croft-an-Righ Nursery 1,750 Provision of additional toilet accommodation 2,500 Paving outside west entrance to Holyrood Abbey 650 Formation of new vestibule 300 Grace and Favour and Official residences generally Modernisation and other services on change of occupation 10,000 Total £71,800
§ Mr. William Hamiltonasked the Minister of Public Building and Works 21W if he will detail the expenditure of £4,000 spent on furniture and equipment in Royal Palaces in 1964–65, with particular reference to St. James's Palace.
§ Mr. C. PannellThe £4,000 represents the estimated expenditure during 1964–65; the amount actually spent is not yet known. The breakdown of the estimate is as follows:—
£ 1,800 for the repair of historic furniture and the supply and renewal of equipment for the State Apartments open to the public in the Palaces of Hampton Court, Holyroodhouse and Kew. 1,450 for the renewal of curtains, carpets and other furnishings in rooms in St. James's Palace used for State and official functions (£1,350), and in Housekeepers' Apartments at various Palaces (£100). 250 for the supply of Royal Standards. 500 as a contingency provision for minor unforeseen items arising during the year.