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Admiralty House

Volume 486: debated on Thursday 15 January 2009

To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government whether the right hon. Member for Kingston upon Hull, East paid rent in respect of his residence in Admiralty House during the period of time he resided there while not holding ministerial office. (246041)

I have been asked to reply.

I refer the hon. Member to the answer I gave to him on 18 February 2008, Official Report, column 117W, and the answer given to him by my right hon. Friend the Prime Minister on 4 July 2007, Official Report, column 1023W.

The right hon. Member for Kingston upon Hull, East (Mr. Prescott) was not charged rent during the short period of time finalising arrangements to move and recovering from his illness.