§ Mr. CoeTo ask the Secretary of State for National Heritage when he will make available to the House the annual report on the maintenance of the occupied royal palaces. [31721]
§ Mr. DorrellI have today placed in the library copies of the annual report and accounts on the grant-in-aid for the maintenance of the occupied royal palaces in England, as promised in the Government's response to the 40th report of the Committee of Public Accounts. The annual report shows a significant reduction in the grant-in-aid650W since responsibility was transferred from the Department of the Environment to the royal household in 1991. The report also shows a continuation of the record of success which has already been noted by the Committee of Public Accounts.