§ Mr. HallTo ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer (1) if he will list the non-official or party receptions and functions which have been held at No. 11 Downing street since November 1990; [24268]
(2) if he will list all (a) charity, (b) voluntary organisations, (c) non-official and (d) party receptions and functions which have been held at No. 11 Downing street since November 1990; [24270]
(3) on which occasions he has used No. 11 Downing street for the purpose of raising funds for the Conservative party since November 1990. [24269]
§ Mr. Kenneth Clarke[holding answer 2 April 1996]: No. 11 Downing street is the home of my wife and I in London and I pay tax on it as a benefit in kind. I am not accountable to Parliament for private functions held there on which no public funds are expended.