§ Mr. W. Hamiltonasked the Minister of Works what has been the cost of maintenance of the Royal Palaces in each of the last ten years; and, in view of the desirability of keeping public expenditure down, what steps are being taken to ensure that this figure is kept within reasonable bounds.
§ Mr. R. ThompsonThe cost of maintaining the structures and services of the Royal Palaces in each of the last 10 years was
This covers Buckingham Palace, Windsor Castle, St. James's Palace, Kensington Palace, Hampton Court Palace, Kew Palace, Marlborough House (Mews) and the Palace of Holyroodhouse. Expenditure on Royal Palaces is subject to the same close scrutiny as expenditure on other buildings for which my right hon. Friend is responsible.
£ 1951–52 … … 243,066 1952–53 … … 231,417 1953–54 … … 233,458 1954–55 … … 243,108 1955–56 … … 250,472 1956–57 … … 251,608 1957–58 … … 274,647 1958–59 … … 281,577 1959–60 … … 313,545 1960–61 … … 346,550 (estimated)