§ Mr. W. Hamiltonasked the Minister of Public Building and Works how many Grace and Favour residences there are at St. James's Palace; how many of them come within his financial responsibility; and what has been the expenditure on them in each of the last 10 years.
§ Mr. SharplesThere are nine Grace and Favour residences at St. James's Palace. Expenditure for the last 10 years has been as follows:
Date New Works and Maintenance Subheads of the Royal Palaces Vote £ 1953–54 17,736 1954–55 13,204 1955–56 5,808 1956–57 6,320 1957–58 7,795 1958–59 5,070 1959–60 4,982 1960–61 4,759 1961–62 7,301 1962–63 13,567 My right hon. Friend is responsible for the repair and maintenance of the structure and services of all Grace and Favour residences which are part of the Royal Palaces, and for modernisation on change of occupation.