§ Mr. ByersTo ask the Parliamentary Secretary, Lord Chancellor's Department what properties are owned or leased by the 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 and cooks and housekeepers, (d) food and hospitality and (e) other costs; what is the estimated value 1260W of each property; and how many times in the latest year the property was stayed in overnight by a Minister.
Mr. John M. TaylorExcluding Departmental offices, the Lord Chancellor's Department has no properties which are owned or leased for the use of Ministers.