§ Mr. William Hamiltonasked the Chancellor of the Exchequer if he will publish in the Official Report a table giving details of the expenditure borne on Votes of Government Departments on services connected with the Royal Family for the financial years 1979–80 and 1980–81.
§ Sir Geoffrey Howe[pursuant to his reply, 6 May 1981, c. 59]: The figures are as follows:
£ million £ million 1979–80 1980–81 Civil List (H.M. Treasury) 1.2 2.2 The Royal yacht (Ministry of Defence) *6.5 3.4 The Queen's Flight (Ministry of Defence) 2.2 2.7 The Royal train (Department of Transport) 0.3 0.4 * Including £2.6 million for refit. In addition, police costs include duties carried out in connection with the Royal Family, and the cost of the maintenance of Royal palaces and Royal parks includes a small proportion which is of direct benefit to the Royal Family. Collection of these details would entail disproportionate cost.