Departments: Official Residences

Mrs. May
To ask the Prime Minister if he will list the official ministerial residences allocated to him; and what the total annual cost is of running each.

The Prime Minister
On the allocation of ministerial residences, I refer the right hon. Member to the answer I gave to the hon. Member for North-East Hertfordshire (Mr. Heald) on 15 January 2007, Official Report, column 789W.

On costs, I refer the right hon. Member to the answers I gave the hon. Member for North-East Hertfordshire (Mr. Heald) on 19 December 2006, Official Report, column 1808W and on 30 January 2007, Official Report, column 150W. Expenditure on other official residences is a matter for the relevant Minister’s Department.