Asked by: Tommy Sheppard (Scottish National Party - Edinburgh East)
Question to the HM Treasury:
To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many private companies his Department held discussions with on sale of Fort Kinnaird; when these meetings took place; and who attended those meetings.
Answered by Robert Jenrick
90B(3) of the Scotland Act 1998 stipulated that assets held in joint venture structures, rather than by The Crown Estate alone, were not included in the transfer to Scottish Ministers.
The Crown Estate held a 50% interest in the Gibraltar English Limited Partnership, with the remainder held by the Hercules Unit Trust, advised by British Land.
The Crown Estate operates independently from Government under the Crown Estate Management Act 1961 and therefore HM Treasury has had no discussions on the sale of Fort Kinnaird with private companies.
Revenue from the sale of The Crown Estate’s interest in Fort Kinnaird will be passed to the UK Consolidated Fund, for the benefit of the UK as a whole.
Asked by: Tommy Sheppard (Scottish National Party - Edinburgh East)
Question to the HM Treasury:
To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what criteria his Department used to decide to sell Fort Kinnaird to a private company.
Answered by Robert Jenrick
90B(3) of the Scotland Act 1998 stipulated that assets held in joint venture structures, rather than by The Crown Estate alone, were not included in the transfer to Scottish Ministers.
The Crown Estate held a 50% interest in the Gibraltar English Limited Partnership, with the remainder held by the Hercules Unit Trust, advised by British Land.
The Crown Estate operates independently from Government under the Crown Estate Management Act 1961 and therefore HM Treasury has had no discussions on the sale of Fort Kinnaird with private companies.
Revenue from the sale of The Crown Estate’s interest in Fort Kinnaird will be passed to the UK Consolidated Fund, for the benefit of the UK as a whole.
Asked by: Tommy Sheppard (Scottish National Party - Edinburgh East)
Question to the HM Treasury:
To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment he has made of the cost to public purse of the wedding between Prince Harry and Meghan Markle.
Answered by Robert Jenrick
The Government has not made an assessment of the costs. The Sovereign Grant, which is paid annually to Her Majesty The Queen to support Her official duties, will not be used to fund the wedding. Thames Valley Police are responsible for the policing of the operation and it is open for them to submit an application to the Home Office for Special Grant funding.
Asked by: Tommy Sheppard (Scottish National Party - Edinburgh East)
Question to the HM Treasury:
To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether any grant in aid is planned to be provided to the trustees of Dorneywood during the 2017 Parliament.
Answered by Robert Jenrick
Dorneywood is a private charitable trust. There is no grant in aid given to Dorneywood from the Treasury.
Asked by: Tommy Sheppard (Scottish National Party - Edinburgh East)
Question to the HM Treasury:
To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what the running costs of No.11 Downing Street were in each of the last ten years.
Answered by Robert Jenrick
The No.11 Downing Street running costs for the last ten years are in the table below. The figures cover a service charge payable to the Cabinet Office, maintenance, furniture & fittings and official entertainment
Year | Spend (£) |
2007-08 | 430,596 |
2008-09 | 519,992 |
2009-10 | 436,909 |
2010-11 | 351,054 |
2011-12 | 553,903 |
2012-13 | 545,073 |
2013-14 | 643,414 |
2014-15 | 561,089 |
2015-16 | 524,381 |
2016-17 | 698,672 |
2017-18* | 594,142 |
*2017-18 spend represents April 2017 to February 2018.
Asked by: Tommy Sheppard (Scottish National Party - Edinburgh East)
Question to the HM Treasury:
To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how much has been spent on Dorneywood (a) in total and (b) trustees in each of the last 10 years.
Answered by Robert Jenrick
The Treasury has not funded the Dorneywood Trust in the last 10 years. It does make payments to the Trust for goods and services consumed by Treasury Ministers such as newspapers, conferences and catering and, in 2016-17, made a contribution to the costs of installing Wi-Fi. These payments are set out below:
2007-08 | £4,864.00 |
2008-09 | £1,581.83 |
2009-10 | £7,957.64 |
2010-11 | £1,102.84 |
2011-12 | £2,124.67 |
2012-13 | £3,671.30 |
2013-14 | £3,149.90 |
2014-15 | £2,443.38 |
2015-16 | £2,540.47 |
2016-17 | £7,849.84 |