§ Mr. William Hamiltonasked the chancellor of the exchequer if he will publish in the official Report a table showing the increases in Royal annuities in each year from 1972 to 1978 inclusive, the comparable figures for average earnings, these figures expressed in percentage annual increases and the annual rate of inflation for the same years.
§ Mr. HealeyThe information is as follows:
in 1979 payments from the Consolidated Fund under the Civil List Acts to meet the expenses to be incurred by members of the Royal Family in carrying out their royal duties.