§ Mr. CameronTo ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office what the total cost of refurbishments to the fabric of buildings owned by his Office has been since May 1997. [185238]
§ Mr. Alexander[holding answer 19 July 2004]Costs of renovation and refurbishment of freehold buildings on the Cabinet Office's estate (excluding the Civil Service College's site at Sunningdale Park) since 1997–98 to 2003–04 are shown in the table:
Cost (£) 1997–98 0 1998–99 2,161,402 1999–2000 15,209,224 2000–01 12,428,647 2001–02 14,817,674 2002–03 12,304,117 2003–04 7,496,154 The period from 1998–99 to 2003–04 includes costs associated with the major redevelopment of the previously vacant and highly dilapidated Admiralty Arch, 22 and 26 Whitehall buildings.
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Reference Project title Award ¬ million Award £ million UK/96/88 UK—Ireland—Benelux road link 1.700 1.133 UK/96/90 Study on Newry—Dundalk cross border road link 0.325 0.217 UK/97/282 A75 Stranraer to Gretna Trunk Road 1.300 0.867 UK/97/283 UK—Ireland—Benelux road link 1.700 1.133 — A14 route strategy studies — — — M6/M 11 capacity studies — — — Bridge assessment study — — UK/00/1503 Northern Ireland transportation infrastructure 2000 0.500 0.333 UK/01/1302 UK—Ireland—Benelux road link 5.000 3.333 — A120 Stansted to Braintree road upgrading — — A PFI/PPP partnership in relation to the Civil Service College's Sunningdale Park site commenced on 13 May 2002. From that date, the college's private sector partner has spent around £12 million on an overall investment plan. This has included expenditure on renovation, refurbishment and new build projects.