§ Lord Lairdasked Her Majesty's Government:
How much the Government of the Irish Republic paid in rent and expenses for the Maryfield Anglo-Irish Secretariat Office from 1985 to 1998. [HL4339]
§ The Minister of State, Cabinet Office (Lord Falconer of Thoroton)Receipts from the Irish Government in respect of the running of the Anglo-Irish Secretariat are as follows. They include contributions to shared services such as catering and transport as well as to rent and associated expenses for the premises at Maryfield.
£ 1985–87 33,316 1987–88 39,756 1988–89 41,235 1989–90 41,985 1990–91 39,531 1991–92 51,816 1992–93 1295,791 1993–94 75,136 1994–95 88,829 1995–96 118,974 1996–97 133,910 1997–98 133,410 1998 2112,515 1 Receipts included a contribution towards the costs of political talks. 2 The Offices of the Secretariat at Maryfield were closed in December 1998.