Grace-and-Favour Houses

HC Deb 17 December 1969 vol 793 cc319-20W

Mr. William Hamilton

asked the Minister of Public Building and Works

1964–65	£
Hampton Court Palace
Apartment 35A—reoccupational services	…	…	…	…	…	…	…	4,000
Kensington Palace
Apartment 10—reoccupational services	…	…	…	…	…	…	…	2,600
								6,600

1965–66	£
Buckingham Palace
Apartment in Royal Mews—reoccupational services	…	…	…	…	…	300
Hampton Court Palace
Chocolate Court lift to serve grace-and-favour apartments	…	…	…	…	…	11,300
Apartment 4—reoccupational services	…	…	…	…	…	3,800
Apartment 32A—reoccupational services	…	…	…	…	…	1,800
Kensington Palace
Apartment 1A—settlement of contractor's claim	…	…	…	…	…	3,850
Apartment 4—adaptation of sanitary services	…	…	…	…	…	4,850
						25,900

1966–67	£
Buckingham Palace
Royal Mews flat 13—reoccupational services	…	…	…	…	…	…	250
Royal Mews flat 17—reoccupational services	…	…	…	…	…	…	350
Hampton Court Palace
Royal Mews flat 9—reoccupational services	…	…	…	…	…	…	250
Apartment 3—reoccupational services	…	…	…	…	…	…	3,350
Apartment 8A—reoccupational services	…	…	…	…	…	…	4,100
Apartment 10—reoccupational services	…	…	…	…	…	…	9,000
Apartment 42—reoccupational services	…	…	…	…	…	…	3,500
Barton's Cottage—reoccupational services	…	…	…	…	…	…	6,400
St. James's Palace
Apartment 2—reoccupational services	…	…	…	…	…	…	4,650
Windsor Castle
Frogmore Cottage, flat 1—reoccupational services	…	…	…	…	…	…	2,000
Frogmore Cottage, flat 2—reoccupational services	…	…	…	…	…	…	650
Frogmore Cottage, flat 7—reoccupational services	…	…	…	…	…	…	1,050
Burford House, flat 2—reoccupational services	…	…	…	…	…	…	100
Burford House, flat 10—reoccupational services	…	…	…	…	…	…	150
							35,800

1967–68	£
Buckingham Palace
Royal Mews, flat 38—reoccupational services	…	…	…	…	…	…	…	1,100
Royal Mews, flat 14—reoccupational services	…	…	…	…	…	…	…	650
Royal Mews flat 45—reoccupational services	…	…	…	…	…	…	…	2,000
Windsor Castle
Adelaide Cottage—reoccupational services	…	…	…	…	…	…	…	1,500
								5,250

1968–69	£
Windsor Castle
Frogmore Gardens Cottage—reoccupational services	…	…	…	…	…	1,200

In addition, an average of about £4,000 a year is spent on grace-and-favour apartments generally for the maintenance of the structure and services, e.g. repairs to roofs, brick and stonework, external painting and re-wiring.

what was the expenditure in each of the grace-and-favour houses for which he is responsible in the years 1964 to 1968, inclusive.

Mr. John Silkin

The details are as follows: