HC Deb 16 July 1993 vol 228 cc717-8W
Mr. Tony Banks

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what was the cost to his Department of expenditure in support of the royal family in respect of(a) the Royal Yacht, (b) the Queen's Flight, (c) royal flights in civil aircraft and (d) equerries for the 1992–93 financial year.

Mr. Hanley

Expenditure in 1993–93 was as follows:

£ thousands
(a) Royal Yacht 8,361
(b) Queen's Flight 7,590
(c) Royal flights in civil aircraft 9
(d) Equerries 170

Note: The figure for The Queen's Flight is a total operating cost. The flight is not exclusively used by the Royal Family, but it is not possible to allocate expenditure to users without disproportionate cost.