§ Mr. William Hamiltonasked the Secretary of State for the Environment if he will publish in the Official Report a table showing, for each of the last three years, the cost of new works, supply of furniture, maintenance and operating expenses, fuel, gas, water and electricity and maintenance of furniture at each of the Royal palaces.
§ Mr. MarksThe information is as follows:
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Buckingham Palace Windsor Castle St. James's Palace 1974–75£ 1975–76£ 1976–77£ 1974–75£ 1975–76£ 1976–77£ 1974–75£ 1975–76£ 1976–77£ New Works Services … 115,418 73,841 225,495 232,743 146,960 208,520 81,834 72,115 67,504 Furniture Supply … 1,587 4,014 3,228 179 — — 7,213 1,791 22,185 Maintenance and Operating expenses … 617,906 823,117 864,144 652,045 874,517 1,114,412 105,902 145,909 197,571 Fuel … 43,858 43,083 65,852 52,630 59,257 73,369 — — — Gas … 11,656 11,100 18,910 11,249 16,231 18,088 6,694 14,662 16,008 Water … 2,119 3,523 8,526 342 489 713 3,322 3,694 6,323 Electricity … 22,082 50,782 39,086 22,049 29,330 38,922 14,603 15,951 17,919 Furniture Maintenance … 4,392 6,134 6,646 12 70 82 3,117 9,743 15,319 336W
Kensington Palace Palace of Holyrood House Hampton Court Palace 1974–75£ 1975–76£ 1976–77£ 1974–75£ 1975–76£ 1976–77£ 1974–75£ 1975–76£ 1976–77£ New Works Services … 16,521 10,177 35,490 39,650 32,643 42,374 — 51,634 38,815 Furniture Supply … — 324 141 3,814 4,024 4,992 — — — Maintenance and Operating expenses … 71,340 285,708 410,274 127,710 176,562 189,633 — — — Fuel … 10,890 12,368 7,507 — 329 — — — — Gas … 1,494 1,473 1,711 4,192 5,683 10,360 — — — Water … 1,337 1,574 1,824 156 139 327 — — — Electricity … 595 859 1,677 5,410 10,497 16,391 — — — Furniture Maintenance … 73 212 364 2,115 4,016 1,815 — — —