HC Deb 15 March 1983 vol 39 cc128-9W
Mr. Lyell

asked the Chancellor of the Exchequer if he will publish the total amounts payable under the Civil List Acts in the financial year 1983–84 and the total amounts payable to the royal family in the calendar years 1982–83.

Sir Geoffrey Howe

The total amount proposed for the financial year 1983–84 is £4,908,000 comprising £1,775,000 payable directly from the Consolidated Fund and £3,133,000 as provision for the royal trustees from the Vote for Economic and Financial Administration: Treasury (Class XIII, Vote 4). These sums compare respectively with £4,701,000, £1,775,000 and £2,926,000 for the financial year 1982–83. The increase in total is 4.4 per cent.

The information on amounts payable to the royal family in the present and previous calendar year is as follows:

1982 £ 1983 £
The Queen's Civil List 3,545,100 3,710,400
Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth, The Queen Mother 306,600 321,500
HRH The Duke of Edinburgh 171,100 179,300
HRH The Princess Anne, Mrs. Mark Phillips 106,500 111,700
HRH The Prince Andrew 20,000 20,000
HRH The Prince Edward 16,183 20,000
HRH The Princess Margaret, Countess of Snowden 104,500 108,700

1982 £ 1983 £
HRH Princess Alice, Duchess of Gloucester 42,000 44,000
HRH The Duke of Gloucester 83,900 87,600
HRH The Duke of Kent 113,000 118,000
HRH Princess Alexandra, Mrs. Angus Ogilvy 107,800 112,700
4,616,683 4,833,900
Refunded by Her Majesty the Queen 304,700 318,300
4,311,983 4,515,600

Non-voted cash limits 1983–84
Cash block Department Description of expenditure Cash limit £ million
Central Government expenditure and the external financing requirements of certain other bodies
BOE1 Bank of England Bank of England administration costs in respect of note issue, exchange equalisation account and debt management. 78.0
NIDI Northern Ireland Departments Services analogous to Great Britain services covered by cash limits. 1,977.6
RWA1 Department of the Environment and Welsh Office External financing requirements of Regional Water Authorities in England and Wales. 364.5
UDC1 Department of the Environment External financing requirements of Urban Development Corporations. 67.3
Total 2,487.4
Capital expenditure of local authorities and certain other bodies
DOE/LAI Department of the Environment Capital expenditure in England by local authorities on roads and transport, housing, schools, further education and teacher training, personal social services, the urban programme and other environmental services. 2,965.0
DOE/NT1 Department of the Environment Capital expenditure in England by new towns on housing, roads, commercial and industrial investment and certain water services. 67.3
DOE/HC1 Department of the Environment Capital expenditure in England on housing finance through the Housing Corporation. 630.0
HO/LA1 Home Office Capital expenditure by local authorities on police, courts and probation. 110.5
SO/LA1 Scottish Office Capital expenditure in Scotland by local authorities on roads and transport, water and sewerage, general services, urban programme, police and social work, schools, further education and teacher training. 403.3
SO/LA2 Scottish Office Capital expenditure in Scotland on housing by local authorities, new towns, the Scottish Special Housing Association and on schemes financed by the Housing Corporation, and industrial and commercial investment by new towns. 447.1
WO/LA1 Welsh Office Capital expenditure in Wales by local authorities, new towns and the Housing Corporation on roads and transport, housing, schools, further education and teacher training, personal social services, and other environmental services and by the Land Authority for Wales. 299.5
Total 4,922.7