§ Mrs. Ray MichieTo ask the Secretary of State for Scotland if he will give details of the number of events hosted by his Department in Bute house each year since 1979; and if he will give details of the total cost of running Bute house each year since 1979.
§ Mr. Lang[holding answer 10 December 1993]: The number of events hosted by my Department in Bute house each year since 1979 is set out in the table.
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Year Number of events 1979 13 1980 8 1981 9 1982 9 1983 9 1984 8 1985 9 1986 5
Year Number of events 1987 6 1988 13 1989 8 1990 7 1991 10 1992 7 11993 16 1 To date. Information on the running costs of Bute house is only available since 1989–90 when my Department took over responsibility from the Property Services Agency. The information available is set out in the table.
Year £ 1989–90 24,100 1990–91 26,057 1991–92 35,482 1992–93 55,169 1993–94 143,640 1 To date. The above figures include rent paid to Property Holdings, maintenance, insurance, furniture, miscellaneous household expenses and the housekeeper's salary.