HC Deb 25 May 1993 vol 225 cc480-1W
Mr. Alan Williams

To ask the Secretary of State for National Heritage what was the breakdown of departmental expenditure between the occupied royal palaces in the latest available year.

Mr. Key

[holding answer 21 May 1993]: The figures for property services in 1992–93 are as follows:

£ million
Buckingham Palace 3.138
Windsor Castle 9.698
St. James's Palace and Clarence House 1.650
Kensington Palace 0.513
Utilities, wages and other costs not broken down by palace 8.137
£ million
Total 23.136

The figures for Windsor castle includes the costs of a major refurbishment programme and of initial clearance and stabilisation work in the fire damaged area.