§ Mr. Gordon PrenticeTo ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport which royal palaces and other buildings occupied by members of the royal family are owned by the State. [127711]
§ Mr. Alan HowarthNone. The Occupied Royal Palaces are owned by The Sovereign on behalf of the nation. My right hon. Friend the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport is statutorily responsible for the maintenance of the English Palaces under the Crown Lands Act 1851. Property services for these palaces are funded by grant in aid to the Royal Household from the Department for Culture, Media and Sport.