§ Mr. Alan WilliamsTo ask the Deputy Prime Minister what has been the disbursement from the surplus of the Duchy of Lancaster to Her Majesty the Queen in each of the last 25 years. [2075]
§ Mr. LeslieMy right hon. Friend the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster, has provided the following information.
314WPayments made by the Duchy to the Privy Purse over the past 25 years are as follows:
Year £ 976 415,000 1977 445.000 1978 485,000 1979 626,500 1980 815,000 1981 983,000 1982 1.075,000 1983 1,225,000 1984 1.350,000 1985 1.475,000 1986 1,700,000 1987 1,950,000 1988 2,270,000 1989 3,190,000 1990 3,000.000 1991 3,100,000 1992 3,750,000 1993 3,918,253 1994 3,900,000 1995 12,100,000 1996 5,345,000 1997 5,752,000 1998 5,703,000 1999 5,968,000 2000 5,907,711 1 Change of accounting period