§ Mr. Arthur Lewisasked the Minister for the Civil Service whether, in view of the Government's policy of introducing fair rents on a basis of economic costs and charges, he will make a charge for 144W the economic rent to all Ministers who now have rent-free houses and flats.
§ Mr. Kenneth BakerNo, Sir. As my predecessor told the hon. Member two years ago, there is a long-standing convention that no contributions should be required of Ministers for official residential accommodation. It is allocated in respect of their public duties, not their private needs.—[Vol. 806, c. 168.]