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Civil List

Volume 112: debated on Tuesday 17 March 1987

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Mr. Moynihan

asked the Chancellor of the Exchequer if he will publish the total amount payable under the Civil List Acts to the royal family in the calendar years 1986 and 1987.

Mr. Lawson

The information on amounts payable to the royal family in the present and previous calendar year is as follows:

Cash Limits on expenditure not voted in Estimates 1987–88
Cash blockDepartmentDescription of expenditureCash limit £ million
BOE1Bank of EnglandBank of England administration costs in respect of note issue, debt management and the Exchange Equalisation Account86·5
DOE/HC1Department of the EnvironmentCapital expenditure in England on housing financed through the Housing Corporation637·0
DOE/LA1Department of the EnvironmentCapital expenditure in England by local authorities on roads and transport, housing, schools, further education and teacher training, personal social services and other environmental services2,834·1
DOE/NT1Department of the EnvironmentCapital expenditure in England by new towns on housing, roads, commercial and industrial investment and certain water services1-95·1

1986
£

1987
£

The Queen's Civil List4,136,8004,326,100
HM Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother359,100375,300
HRH The Duke of Edinburgh200,300209,300
HRH The Princess Anne, Mrs. Mark Phillips124,800130,400
HRH The Duke of York33,30050,000
HRH The Prince Edward20,00020,000
HRH The Princess Margaret, Countess of Snowdon121,500127,000
HRH Princess Alice, Duchess of Gloucester49,20051,400
HRH The Duke of Gloucester97,800102,200
HRH The Duke of Kent132,000138,000
HRH Princess Alexandra, Mrs. Angus Ogilvy125,800131,500
Total5,400,6005,661,200
Refunded by Her Majesty The Queen355,600371,700
5,045,0005,289,500

Notes

  • 1. These figures combine the sum directly payable from the Consolidated Fund with supplementation provided by the royal trustees via the Treasury Vote "Class XIX, Vote 12 Economic and Financial Administration (HM Treasury)".
  • 2. The underlying increase is 4·5 per cent., though the actual increase in total is 4·8 per cent. This difference is due to the additional Civil List payment to HRH the Duke of York following his marriage on 23 July 1986.
  • 3. The sum of £20,000 has been payable from the Consolidated Fund to HRH the Prince Edward since he attained the age of 18 on 10 March 1982. An order was made by Her Majesty under section 4 of the Civil List Act 1952 allowing the full amount to be paid to HRH the Prince Edward from 1 January 1987.
  • 4. Her Majesty paid £355,600 into the Consolidated Fund in respect of payments made in 1986 to members of the royal family whose expenses are met under section 3 of the Civil List Act 1972. A similar payment of £371,700 will be made for 1987.