§ Mr. MilburnTo ask the Secretary of State for the Environment if he will itemise the refurbishment works undertaken on buildings housing departmental staff in the last three years, indicating the costs involved and the nature of the refurbishments.
§ Sir Paul BeresfordIn addition to works undertaken on DOE buildings, the Department of the Environment Property Holdings undertakes work on buildings occupied by more than one Department. All the buildings concerned are on the common user estate. Works of less than £10,000 have been excluded from the table. Details 437W of refurbishment works funded by other departments will be provided by the Ministers concerned.
Total estimated cost £ millions 1991–92 Valiant house, Uxbridge—internal refurbishment 0.410 Riverwalk house, London—refurbishment of heating induction units 1.021 Metropole building, London—toilet refurbishment 0.295 40–42 Westborough, Scarborough—ingoing works 1st floor 0.016 Crown house, Sunderland—external uplift works 0.011 Bridge house, Blyth—ground floor upgrade 0.078 Daryl house, Stockton—internal refurbishment 0.327 Crown house, Huddersfield—part toilet refurbishment 0.066 Crown house, Hull—toilet refurbishment 0.048 Crown house, Wakefield—toilet refurbishment 0.057 Pennine house, Washington—internal refurbishment 0.127 Eaton court, Reading—internal refurbishment 2.135 Bankhead avenue, Edinburgh—internal refurbishment 1.097 438W
Total estimated cost£millions 1992–93 Elmwood house, Harrow—refurbishment of 4 floors 1.800 Mowden hall, Darlington—new podium roof 0.420 Unicorn house, North Shields—replace cladding and windows 0.470 Crown house, Corby—refurbishment of toilets 0.221 2 Marsham street, London—refurbishment of podium toilets 0.514 2 Marsham street, London—refurbishment of Tower toilets 0.142 Government offices Great George street, London—refurbish toilets, stack 1 0.905 Old Admiralty building, London—refurbish-modemise canteen 0.358 Ham River house, London—internal refurbishment 0.592 Olivetree house, Belfast—refurbish front entrance 0.051 Lyon house, Harrow—refurbish two floors 0.589 Lime Grove, Eastcote—internal refurbishment to spur 10 0.064 Bradford house, Llandeilo—general refurbishment 0.099 Crown house, Gainsborough—refurbish disabled tiolet 0.016 Berkeley house, Harrogate—toilet refurbishment 0.021 42 Eastgate, Leeds—toilet refurbishment 0.034 West Riding house, Leeds—part internal refurbishment 0.026 Crown buildings, Bridlington—new disabled access 0.031 Elvet house, Durham—toilet refurbishment 0.108 Crown house, Middlesbrough—internal refurbishment 0.115 Benton house, Newcastle—internal refurbishment 0.071 Government buildings, Kenton Bar, Newcastle—toilet refurbishment, spur U 0.081
Total estimated cost £ millions Government buildings, Kenton Bar, Newcastle—internal refurbishment, spur J 0.025 Regent house, NEI centre, Newcastle— internal refurbishment 0.100 Pennine house, Washington—provision of disabled facilities 0.031 New buildings, Hinckley—internal and external refurbishment 0.498 Broadway house, Hereford—internal refurbishment 0.115 Ty Glyder, Bangor—external refurbishment 0.485 Argyle house, Edinburgh—internal refurbishment 1.145 St. Clare house, Ipswich—internal refurbishment 2.585 Hightown barracks, Wrexham—internal refurbishment 0.808 Cherry Grove CB, Haverfordwest—external refurbishment 1.087 84–86 Guild street, Aberdeen—refurbish entrance canopy 0.080 Thistle street, Edinburgh—toilet refurbishment 0.019 Ladywell house, Edinburgh—internal refurbishment phase 3 0.251 Meldrum house, Edinburgh—toilet refurbishment 0.187 Longman road, Inverness—upgrade entrance hall and refurbish plant room 0.117 439W
Total estimated cost £ millions 1993–94 Ashdown house, Hastings—internal refurbishment 5.835 Crown buildings, Scunthorpe—internal and external refurbishment—part-funded Benefits Agency 0.860 Whitgift centre, Croydon—internal refurbishment 1.240 Mesnes house—internal and external refurbishment 1.360 Hook rise, Tolworth—internal refurbishment of A Block 1.292 Raydean House, Barnet—external refurbishment 0.932 246 Stockwell road, London—installation of secondary glazing 0.063 2 Carlton gardens, London—general refurbishment 1.145 Furness house, Barrow-in-Furness—internal refurbishment of fifth floor 0.053 DNS Marton, Blackpool—refurbishment kitchen and dining room 0.171 Eskdale house, Kendal—internal refurbishment 0.023 Stopgate lane, Liverpool—refurbishment F and G 0.095 Sunley tower, Manchester—refurbishment floor 10 0.212 Manchester house, Manchester— refurbishment floor 2 0.135 Bromyard avenue, Harrow—refurbishcanteen 0.140 Beeches road, chelmsford—internal refurbishment, spur F 0.084 41–55 Windmill hill, Ruislip—internal refurbishment 0.210 Elmbridge court, Gloucester—toilet refurbishment 0.155 Merrywalks house, stroud—toilet refurbishment 0.058
Total estimated cost £ millions Bondgate hall, Alkwick—refurbish coach house 0.070 Elvet house, Durham—internal refurbishment 0.094 Crown house, Hunddersfield—part toilet refurbishment and kitchen upgrade 0.124 Forseter house, Bradford—refurbish eighth floor 0.051 Abbey House, Selby—refurbish grade 2 listed building 0.146 Government buildings, Kenton Bar, Newcastle—refurbishment of Spurs R, X and Y Block B and main corridor 0.175 Daryl House, Stockton—main entrance refurbishment 0.026 Five Ways tower, Birmingham—refurbish six floor 0.363 Chalfont drive, Nottingham—refurbish block 7 0.381 Station Road, Kettering—internal refurbishment 0.052 Greyfriars House, Aberdeen—external refurbishment 1.890 Cathay Park, Cardiff—internal and external refurbishment 2.368 Vespasian House, Dorchester—external refurbishment 1.353 IRO, Cumberland—reroofing and cladding phases 3, 4, 5 and 7 9.331 Buccleuch street, Dumfries—underpinning and internal improvement 1.027 Crown building, EBBW Vale—internal and external refurbishment 1.721 Argyle House, Edinburgh—toilet and B Floor refurbishment 0.916 St. Agnes road, Cardiff—external refurbishment block 4 0.477 84/86 Guild street, Aberdeen—internal refurbishment ground floor 0.070 Thistle street, Edinburgh—refurbish conference room and alterations to accommodation 0.107 Frederick street, Edinburgh—internal refurbishment 0.455 New Register house, Edinburgh—toilet upgrade 0.043 Castle Wynd, Inverness—general and toilet refurbishment 0.315 Mill street, Perth—internal refurbishment 0.220 1 Park Road North, Havant—main entrance refurbishment 0.032 Crown house, Portsmouth—ground floor refurbishment 0.041 OPCS, Titchfield—ground floor refurbishment stage 1 0.046 Much of this information is recorded in the "Market Testing Bulletin", published monthly, copies of which are available in the House of Commons Library.