§ Mr. BoyesTo ask the Prime Minister (1) if she will list the names and locations of the official ministerial residences in her gift; and the cost of(a) upkeep and (b) entertaining for each year from 1977 to the present year for each building;
(2) to which Ministers the official residences in her gift were allocated in 1988; and to which Ministers they are allocated today.
§ The Prime Minister[holding answer 11 December 1989]: In addition to 10 Downing street, 11 Downing street and 1 Carlton gardens, the Government own a number of other properties in London, including Admiralty house, which are used by Ministers who require them for their official duties. Chevening and Dorneywood are also available as ministerial residences under the terms of their trust deeds. Chevening in Kent was occupied from June 1983 until August 1989 by my right hon. and learned Friend the Lord President; from August 1989 to November 1989 it was occupied by my right hon. Friend the Chancellor; and is now occupied by my right hon. Friend the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs. Dorneywood in Buckinghamshire was occupied from May 1979 to January 1988 by Lord Whitelaw; from February 1989 to August 1989 it was occupied by the then Chancellor of the Exchequer, the right hon. Member for Blaby (Mr. Lawson); and is now occupied by my right hon. and learned Friend the Lord President.
Information on the costs of upkeep and entertaining is not held centrally.