HC Deb 07 December 1989 vol 163 c336W
Mr. Vaz

To ask the Lord President of the Council what was the telephone bill for the Palace of Westminster for each year from 1979 to the present date.

Sir Geoffrey Howe

Telephone call charges for the Palace of Westminster for the financial years 1979 to 1989 were as follows:

Financial year ending April £
1979 306,300
1980 255,650
1981 368,400
1982 492,500
1983 470,302
1984 437,249
1985 499,497
1986 488,435
1987 481,989
1988 474,101
1989 559,397

The above charges are distributed proportionately between the House of Lords, the House of Commons and the Lord Chancellor's Department.