Ministerial Offices (Hansard, 2 June 1997)

§ Mr. Yeo
To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Employment on what sites other than Sanctuary Buildings the Department plans to build a designated Ministerial Office. [772]

§ Dr. Howells
The Department has no plans to build any further designated Ministerial Offices.

§ Mr. Yeo
To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Employment when work on building the Seventh Ministerial office in Sanctuary Buildings began; and when it was completed. [774]

§ Dr. Howells
During the Election period the Department took the opportunity to improve Ministerial accommodation in Sanctuary Buildings. Amongst the changes undertaken was the creation of a new Ministerial office to replace one of the existing six offices.
Work to create the seventh Minister's office began immediately following the Election on 2 May and was completed on 5 May.

§ Mr. Yeo
To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Employment what was the cost of building the seventh Ministerial office in Sanctuary Buildings. [773]

§ Dr. Howells
£11,086

§ Mr. Yeo
To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Employment what estimate he has made of the cost of building a designated Ministerial office at the Department's Moorfoot site. [775]

§ Dr. Howells
£6,600.