§ Mr. Thurnhamasked the Secretary of State for the Environment if he will list the costs for 1983–84, and the estimated costs for 1984–85 and 1985–86, of maintaining the House, divided between building repairs, general services, and furniture and equipment.
§ Sir George YoungThe Property Services Agency's records do not readily identify the precise costs attributable to individual buildings forming the parliamentary estate, nor do they distinguish between costs for the two Houses.
The following figures accordingly relate to the parliamentary estate as a whole:
£ thousand *1983–84 †1984–85 †1985–86 Building alteration works 1,485 950 1,203 Building maintenance and repairs 5,367 5,635 4,866 General services 438 496 466 Furniture and equipment (new purchases and maintenance) 864 880 823 Fuel and utilities 855 950 976 Rents 290 288 338 Total 9,299 9,199 8,672 * Actual. † Estimated.