§ Mr. FlynnTo ask the Secretary of State for National Heritage what were the costs for the last two years and what are the estimated costs for the current year and the next two years of(a) expenditure on palaces in occupation of Her Majesty and residences occupied by members of the royal family and (b) gentlemen at arms and yeomen of the guard. [18048]
§ Mr. SproatThe total expenditure on the occupied royal palaces since 1992–93 has been:
- 1992–93: £23.1 million
- 1993–94: £19.8 million
- 1994–95: £20.5 million
Estimated expenditure for the next two years is as follows:
- 1995–96: £20.7 million
- 1996–97: £20.9 million
Of these totals, expenditure on the gentleman at arms and yeomen of the guard has been or will be:
- 1992–93: £39,000
- 1993–94: £55,000
- 1994–95: £68,000
- 1995–96: £54,000
- 1996–97: £55,000