HC Deb 20 March 1995 vol 257 cc80-1W
Mr. Byers

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence pursuant to his answer of 20 FebruaryOfficial Report column 86–87 if he will give the annual entertainment allowance for each other official service residence for the latest year for which information is available.

Mr Soames

[holding answer 28 February 1995]: The current annual entertainment allowance at the disposal of the officers resident in my Department's official service residences is given in the table below:

Residence Annual entertainment allowance 1994–95 Comments
1 (1) 3,263
2 (2) 3,263
3 (3) 3,741
4 (4) Vacant
5 (5) 7,470
6 (6) 1Not in receipt of EA
7 (7) 4,870
8 (9) 7,470
9 (10) 1,390
10 (11) 4,870
11 (12) 4,870
12 (12) 4,870
13 (15) 3,263
14 (16) 3,263 Vacant from 1 May for disposal
15 (17) 4,870
16 (18) 4,870
17 (19) 7,470
18 (20) 4,870
19 (22) 2,080
20 (23) 4,870
21 (24) 7,470
22 (25) 2,255
23 (26) 4,870
24 (27) 4,870
25 (28) 7,470
26 4,870 New residence
27 (29) 3,263
28 (30) 3,263
29 (31) 3,263
30 (33) 1Not in receipt of EA
31 (34) 7,470
32 (35) 1,390
33 (36) 4,870
34 (37) 3,263
35 (38) 4,526
36 (39) 6,314
37 (40) 8,212
38 (41) 3,263
39 (42) 2,080
40 (43) 3,263
41 (44) 1,390
42 (45) 2,080
43 (46) 4,870
44 (47) 4,870
45 (48) 3,263
46 (49) 3,263
47 (50) 2,080

Residence Annual entertainment allowance 1994–95 Comments
48 (51) 3,263
49 (52) 7,470
50 (53) 3,263
51 (54) 7,470
52 (55) 3,263
53 (56) 11,147
54 (57) 11,888
55 (58) 7,470
56 (59) 3,263
57 (60) 4,870
58 (61) 3,263
59 (62) 7,470
60 (63) 1,390
61 (64) 2,080
62 (65) 3,263
63 (66) 2,139
64 (67) 3,263
65 (68) 4,870
66 (69) 3,263
67 (70) 3,263
68 (71) 3,263
69 (72) 4,870
70 (73) 3,263
71 (74) 3,263
72 (75) 9,056
73 (76) 6,241
74 (77) 3,263
75 7,470
Omitted from previous list

Note:

1 The posts held by the occupants of residences 6 and 30 do not qualify for payment of Entertainment Allowance.

Representational entertainment by these officers is funded through individual grants in aid.

Properties no longer classed as OSRs
(8) Vacant—declared for disposal Not in receipt of EA
(14) OSR status removed
(21) Vacant from September 1994—previous occupant EA = £4870
(32) Vacant 31 January 1995 Not in receipt of EA

The numerical list given in my answer to the hon. Member on 21 July 1994, Official Report, column 560, has since been updated and the previous serial number is shown in parentheses.