§ Mr. Malcolm BruceTo ask the Secretary of State for Social Security what is her estimate of the cost of buildings refurbishment carried out by her Department in(a) 1995–96, (b) 1996–97, (c) 1997–98 to date and (d) 1997–98 full year; and if she will make a statement. [26623]
§ Mr. Denham[holding answer 5 February 1998]: The information is not available in the format requested. Such information as is available is as follows.
It is estimated that this Department spent a total of £50.677 million refurbishing its buildings in 1995–96 and £29.236 million in 1996–97. Up to 31 December 1997 the Department had spent a total of £8.888 million on building refurbishment and estimates show that a total of £16.213 million will be spent during the whole of the current financial year.
Notes:
1. The information relates to refurbishment works costing more than £5,000.