§ Mr. Campbell-SavoursTo ask the Prime Minister in how many cases improvements made at public expense in the past five years to the private homes of Ministers, for reasons of personal security, have not been used wholly or mainly for those purposes.
§ The Prime MinisterI am aware of no such case. Since November 1990, responsibility for the provision of security measures for public figures at threat from terrorist attack has rested with the Home Office. Before November 1990, the provision of security measures was the responsibility of the accounting officer advised by the police and the relevant departmental security officer.
§ Mr. Campbell-SavoursTo ask the Prime Minister how many houses or buildings attached to homes belonging to Ministers or their families which have been converted or improved at public expense for reasons of personal security have been the subject of professional fee payments out of public money in the last five years.
§ The Prime MinisterWhere security measures are provided at public expense to a person at threat from 427W terrorist attack, professional fees will be paid if this offers the best value for money. It is not possible to identify every case where such fees have been paid.