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More Parliamentary Written Answers, to Questions askked by the Conservative MP Eric Pickles, on the subject of the "Disgrace and Favour" house last occupied by the notorious, multiply disgraced former Labour Cabinet Minister David Blunkett:

The Government has been dithering for over 2 years now, about selling off this property, valued at £ 2.4 million, but they do now seem to have instructed the estate agents Savills UK (Sloane Street branch), to start putting it onto the property market.

See the previous blog article Disgrace and Favour official residences:

click for larger image of  62 South Eaton Place - picture credit Associated Press  / Barry Phillips

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62 South Eaton Place, is on the southern edge of the much more posher district of Belgravia. Despite this, it looks rather prison like, with its bullet proof and blast resistant windows and curtains and CCTV cameras. It is right next door to The Belgravia public house, and within line of sight of the Belgravia Police Station, and the Victoria Coach Station terminus.

We were going to publish this earlier, and it is not wholly complete yet, - more information is welcome.

John Prescott's belated announcement that he will no longer be the "official resident" of the Dorneywood country house reminds us of all the other "Grace and Favour" houses which have traditionally been used by senior Cabinet Ministers over the years.

We do not have a problem with the concept of a Government owned "tied cottage" which is conveniently close by a Minister's Departmental offices, on the grounds of security and cost. Some of the premises have been donated to British Government by their previous owners, and some have trust funds which pay for most of their upkeep, but others have trust funds which are subsidised by the public purse..

The massively increased security costs of such premises have cost the taxpayer millions e.g. the fitting of bullet and blast resistant windows and curtains, CCTV surveillance and intruder alarms, secure government communications systems etc.

Remember that Cabinet Ministers are Members of Parliament, and they all have at least two private homes as well, in their constituencies and in London..

The strange Cabinet re-shuffle of the 4th of May 2006 mean that the "Grace and Favour" residences are now no longer simply associated with the traditional Cabinet posts as in the past.

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