HC Deb 30 April 1963 vol 676 c87W
Mr. Brockway

asked the Secretary of State for the Colonies if he will make a statement on the progress of negotiations for the establishment of an East Caribbean Federation and the visit of the Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State to Barbados.

Mr. Fisher

Now that the Reports of the Civil Service Commission and the Fiscal Commission have been received and the Economic Survey is in the hands of Government, my right hon. Friend has invited the eight Governments concerned to a conference in London starting on Monday, 24th June. Meanwhile, I shall be visiting Barbados from 23rd May for about a week for preliminary discussions with the Regional Council of Ministers.

Subhead A Subhead B Subhead E Subhead F Maintenance of Furniture, Industrial Staff Wages Subhead G Subhead Z
Grant in Aid Salaries Maintenance Fuel, Gas, Electricity, Water, etc. Gross Totals Appropriations in Aid Nett Totals
St. James's Palace 463 43,922 750 10,310 55,450 2,047 53,403
Buckingham Palace 1,030 105,143 23,250 29,155 158,578 1,194 157,384
Windsor Castle 1,278 101,403 22,850 31,280 156,811 6,049 150,762
Kensington Palace 5 32,590 3,850 36,445 3,029 33,416
Hampton Court Palace 35,392 93,744 200 11,005 140,341 33,926 106,415
Palace of Holyroodhouse 10,478 38,113 3,400 6,492 58,483 10,713 47,770
Other Palaces and properties 1,327 4,580 100 4,908 10,915 2,042 8,873
Palaces generally 11,022 9,505 450 20,977 20,977
Grant-in-Aid 33,000 33,000 33,000
33,000 61,000 429,000 51,000 97,000 671,000 59,000 612,000

Mr. W. Hamilton

asked the Minister of Public Building and Works if he will give details of the £135,000 estimated expenditure for maintenance, furniture, fuel, light, etc., in Royal Palaces, as shown in the Civil Estimates, Class IX, Vote 8.