§ Mr. D. N. Campbell-SavoursTo ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what costs relating to hon. Members have been paid out of account HMT 121655999P since 1979; and for what purpose the account is held.
§ Mr. NelsonAccount HMT 121655999P is a sundry payments account. It is not possible to check records as far back as 1979. However, a check has been made of all records back to 1989. Apart from a payment of £4,700, to Peter Carter-Ruck and Partners, the only payments from this account which relate to hon. Members are for the purchase of minor items of stationery for Ministers' offices, which over the three years from 1989–90 to 1991–92 amounted to some £289. Payments in the current year to date amount to £54.