HC Deb 01 February 1994 vol 236 c622W
Mr. Alan Williams

To ask the Secretary of State for National Heritage, pursuant to his answer of 19 January,Official Report, column 652, what accommodation consists of for the private secretaries and officials of the Queen's households and other households in the grace and favour accommodation at the occupied royal palaces.

Mr. Sproat

[holding answer 27 January 1994]: The accommodation that is provided to serving members of the royal household and for which either rent is charged or the benefit of which is taken into account in determining wage and salary levels is as follows:

St. James's Palace 17 apartments in total of which 5 have 1 reception room with 1, 2 or 3 bedrooms. 4 have 2 reception rooms with between 2 and 4 bedrooms and 5 have 3 reception rooms with generally 4 bedrooms. The remaining 3 apartments have 4 reception rooms and 4 bedrooms.

Marlborough House Mews 5 apartments of which 4 have 1 reception room and 1 to 3 bedrooms and 1 is a bedsit.

Kensington Palace 9 apartments of which 1 has 1 reception room and 2 bedrooms, 6 have 2 reception rooms and 2 or 3 bedrooms and 2 have 3 reception rooms with 3 or 4 bedrooms.

Windsor Castle 8 apartments within the curtilage of which 2 have 1 reception room with 1 bedroom, 1 has 1 reception room plus 3 bedrooms, 1 has 2 reception rooms with 4 bedrooms, 1 has 3 reception rooms with 4 bedrooms, 1 has 3 reception rooms and 5 bedrooms and 2 have 4 reception rooms with 5 bedrooms.

Windsor Castle Grounds 8 apartments, comprising 5 with 1 reception room each and 1 to 3 bedrooms. 2 have 2 reception tooms and 3 bedrooms and 1 has 4 reception rooms and 4 bedrooms.

Buckingham Palace Mews 4 apartments, 1 with 1 reception room and 1 bedroom. 2 have 2 reception rooms and 3 bedrooms and 1 has 3 reception rooms and 6 bedrooms.

Hampton Court Mews 1 apartment with 1 reception room and 1 bedroom.

Bushy Park 2 houses, 1 with 3 reception rooms and 5 bedrooms and 1 with 2 reception rooms and 4 bedrooms.