§ Mr. Willie W. Hamiltonasked the Secretary of State for the Environment if he will publish a table showing the number of grace and favour residences for which he is responsible, their location, and the total cost of repairs, maintenance and modernisation in each of the last five years.
§ Mr. TraceyMy Department is responsible for the maintenance of 141 occupied grace and favour residences in Buckingham palace mews, Windsor castle and associated parks, Kensington palace, St. James's palace, Hampton Court palace and Hyde park. Information on expenditure on maintenance and modernisation of such residences is not kept separately and could be provided only at disproportionate cost.