§ Mr. William Hamiltonasked the Secretary of State for the Environment how many Grace and Favour houses he is responsible for; where they are; and what was the total cost to his Department of their repair, maintenance and modernisation in each of the last five years.
§ Mr. MarksThere are 138 Grace and Favour apartments, most of which are situated at Windsor Castle, Hampton Court, Kensington and St. James's Palaces. The Department's costs for
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1974–75 £ 1975–76 £ 1976–77 £ Kensington Palace Apartment No 1 … … … 756 — — Nos. 1 and 2 Upper Stables … … … — 9,947 — Nottingham Cottage … … … — — 9,785 No. 6 Prince of Wales Court … … … — 77 — Marlborough House Mews Flats 3 and 4 … … … 4,160 21,157 395 Flats 1 and 2 … … … — 6,202 500 St James's Palace 2 Engine Court … … … 6,901 1,828 — Apartment 24 … … … — 3,620 — Apartment 30B … … … 14,500 — 1,410 Apartment 28 … … … 1,363 — — Apartment 30A … … … 75 — — Apartment 31B … … … — 14,528 — Hampton Court Palace No. 1 Fountain Court … … … — 34,000 — Royal Mews Flats 9 and 10 … … … — 5,735 445 Royal Mews Flats 11 and 12 … … … — 5,624 — Royal Mews Flat No. 2 … … … — 163 — Apartment No. 12 … … … — — 12,154 Windsor Castle No. 1 Lower Ward … … … 948 — — Frogmore House Cottage No. 2 … … … — 4,000 7,094 Frogmore Stables Flat No. 3 … … … — 8,037 — Victoria Bridge Lodge … … … — 1,202 — George IV Gate Lodge … … … — 9,648 18 Henry III Tower Flat 1 … … … — — 3,913 Store Tower … … … — — 21,196 St George's Gate Lodge … … … — — 5,375 Burford House Flat No. 1 … … … — — 4,810 Cambridge Gate Lodge … … … — 70 — Frogmore House Cottage No. 1 … … … — 427 — No. 4 Lower Ward … … … — 69 101 Totals … … … 28,703 126,334 67,196 Grand Total … … … 222,233 repairs, maintenance and modernisation for the last five years were:
Occupants are responsible for internal repairs and decoration.
£ 1972–73 2,500 1973–74 77,770 1974–75 28,703 1975–76 126,334 1976–77 67,196 302,503
§ Mr. William Hamiltonasked the Secretary of State for the Environment if he will itemise the expenditure incurred by his Department on Grace and Favour residences in each of the last three years, indicating expenditure on each separate apartment or unit of accommodation.