§ Mr. ByersTo ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster what properties are owned or leased by his Department for the use of Ministers; what was the total running cost for each property for the latest year available broken down into(a) furniture and fittings, (b) maintenance, (c) staffing, including the number of butlers, cooks and housekeepers, (d) food and hospitality and (e) other costs; what is the estimated value of each property; and how many times in the latest year the property was stayed in by a Minister.
Mr. Robert G. HughesExcluding departmental office buildings, we have no such properties for the use of Ministers.