§ Mr. FallonTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what was the cost of providing police protection at Chevening House, Kent in the last year for which figures are available; and what is the additional daily cost when the Foreign Secretary is in residence. [66007]
§ Mr. StrawIt is established Government practice not to disclose the actual cost of protecting an individual. If the costs of protection were revealed, it would be possible to estimate the scale of protection and that would prejudice the security of the individual. For the same reason, we are unable to disclose details of protection provided.