§ Mr. Fairbairnasked the Secretary of State for the Environment what are the top four salaries of the staff of each of
£ £ £ £ Tower of London … … … … 10,500 7,886 7,886 6,457 Hampton Court palace … … … … 5,680 4,944 3,128 3,128 Osborne House … … … … 9,777 5,008 4,574 4,025 If the hon. and learned Member wishes to write to me, specifying any other public buildings in the care of the Department which are open to the public, about which he would like to have this information, I shall supply it.
§ Mr. Fairbairnasked the Secretary of State for the Environment what is the annual cost in wages, upkeep and maintenance of (a) structure and (b) contents, heating and lighting, of the Wallace Collection the Tower of London, Victoria and Albert Museum, Ham House, the National Portrait Gallery and Edinburgh Castle.
§ Mr. ShoreThe figures for the Tower of London for 1976–77 are:
Wages/salaries … £579,000 Upkeep and maintenance of (a) structure … £51,000 (b) contents … £51,000 Heating and lighting
The corresponding figure for (i) upkeep and maintenance of the structure and (ii) heating and lighting of the other London buildings are:
(i) (ii) Wallace Collection £38,000 £12,000 V. and A. £401,000 £109,000 Ham House £39,000 £4,000 National portrait Gallery £36,000 £8,000
1973–74 1794–75 1975–76 £ £ £ Running costs excluding repairs … … 18,229 27,709 28,653 Cost of repairs … … 20,159 7,803 12,625 Income … … 12,768 15,798 13,205 17 rooms were open to the public last season, and 10 staff, full and part-time were employed. 642W
The information immediately available for Audley End is: 1973–74 1794–75 1975–76 £ £ £ Costs: Maintenance (Wages and materials) 35,350 44,785 62,868 Structure of buildings Custody and cleaning 15,000* Lighting and heating 1,000* Wages 1,125* Contents of buildings Other running costs 3,900* Income 26,070 25,570 42,770 * Estimated costs 1976–77. 16 rooms were open to the public last year 18 staff, full and part-time were employed. the public buildings in the charge of the Department to which the public have access.
§ Mr. ShoreThe four highest salaries of staff are:
The figures for Edinburgh Castle for 1976–77 are:
Wages and Salaries … … £92,350 Upkeep and maintenance of … … £214,700 Heating and Lighting … … £42,700 The remaining figures for these buildings are the responsibility of my right hon. Friend the Secretary of State for Education and Science.
§ Mr. Fairbairnasked the Secretary of State for the Environment (1) what is the annual cost in wages, upkeep and maintenance of (a) structure and (b) contents, heating and lighting of each of the stately homes under the guardianship of the Department; and what is the income in each case for the last three years for which the figures are available;
(2) what are the numbers of staff and what are the numbers of rooms open to the public in each of the stately homes under the guardianship of the Department.
§ Mr. ShoreThe only buildings previously private residences now in the care of my Department in England which are comparable with stately homes are Audley End and Heveningham Hall. The information immediately available for Heveningham Hall is: