§ 60. Mr. ThurnhamTo ask the right hon. Member for Selby, as representing the Church Commissioners, what further progress there has been in the building alterations at No. 1 Millbank; and if he will make a statement.
§ Mr. Michael Alison (Second Church Estates Commissioner, representing the Church Commissioners)Work is progressing well and the new accommodation for commercial letting is expected to be complete at the beginning of 1990. The Church of England Pensions Board took up its new accommodation in the Millbank complex in July—without any House of Commons cutlery, plates or cups.
§ Mr. ThurnhamAs I pass that building every day on my way from my flat to the House, I continue to take great interest in the progress of the work. Will my right hon. Friend remind the House of the cost of the work to date and of the estimate of the final completion costs?
§ Mr. AlisonThe conversion is costing several million pounds. I am afraid that I cannot give the exact figure without notice. The building development is well up to schedule and will certainly be completed on time.