Mr. Alan WilliamsTo ask the Secretary of State for National Heritage what plans there are to reduce the entitlement of private secretaries and officials in the royal households to residential accommodation in the occupied royal palaces; over what time scale; and how much accommodation will be released and in which palaces. [22103]
§ Mr. SproatIt is envisaged that 45 private secretaries and officials in the royal household will no longer be provided with residential accommodation when the present postholders leave or retire; 12 of these occupy the following properties, which are outside the security cordons and can therefore be let commercially or sold. The date when it is assumed that the present occupants will retire are also given:
The 33 properties within the security cordon will not be available for commercial letting or sale. Their future use will be determined when the present postholders leave or retire.
Date Flat/House Property 1996 1 flat Royal Mews, Hampton Court 2000 1 house Royal Paddocks, Hampton Court 1 house Old Barracks, Kensington 2002 2 flats Marlborough House Mews 1 house Chantry Close, Windsor 2003 1 flat Marlborough House Mews 1 flat Old Barracks, Kensington 2006 1 flat Marlborough House Mews 2011 1 flat Old Barracks, Kensington 1 house Royal Paddocks, Hampton Court 2016 1 flat Cumberland Lodge Mews, Windsor