§ Mrs. ClwydTo ask the Secretary of State for National Heritage what was the total cost to his Department of the maintenance and running costs of the occupied and unoccupied royal palaces in 1993–94. [16921]
§ Mr. Sproat[holding answer 28 March 1995]: The cost to my Department in 1993–94 of maintaining and running the occupied royal palaces was £19.8 million. The cost for the unoccupied royal palaces was £6.7 million.