Oral Answers to Questions — Ministers' Residences

Part of the debate – in the House of Commons am 12:00 am ar 25 Mawrth 1947.

Danfonwch hysbysiad imi am ddadleuon fel hyn

Photo of Mr William Hall Mr William Hall , Colne Valley 12:00, 25 Mawrth 1947

Residential accommodation is occupied rent-free by the Prime Minister, the Chancellor of the Exchequer, the Foreign Secretary and the First Lord of the Admiralty, and also by the Lord Chancellor in his capacity as Speaker of another place. In all these cases the accommodation consists of a flat or suite of rooms in a building the rest of which is in use for other State purposes: and it would not be realistic to assign a market rental to the residential portion.