HC Deb 09 March 1998 vol 308 c22W
Ms Roseanna Cunningham

To ask the Parliamentary Secretary, Lord Chancellor's Department if he will list the number of applications he has received for official tours of the Lord Chancellor's official residence to date, and from whom they were received. [33498]

Mr. Hoon

35 written requests to visit the Lord Chancellor's official residence had been received by 6 March 1998 by the Lord Chancellor or his officials. Of these, 18 are requests by members of the public, 5 are requests from Members of Parliament on behalf of constituents and 12 are requests from societies or groups with an interest in art and architecture.