Asbestos (Hansard, 12 May 2004)

§ Malcolm Bruce
To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland if he will list the buildings occupied by his departmental and agency staff which require(a) remedial work on and (b) removal of asbestos; what this work will cost; what budgets are available for this work for (i) 2004 and (ii) 2005; and what budget is available for future asbestos surveys. [159652]

§ Mr. Pearson
The following buildings occupied by staff of the 11 departments of the Northern Ireland Administration and its agencies have been identified as requiring remedial work or removal of asbestos.

Ballymena County Hall

Twickenham House, Ballymena

18 Castlewellan Road, Banbridge

6/8 Scarva Street, Banbridge

Churchill House, Belfast

Castle Buildings, Stormont Estate

Ladas Drive, Belfast

Health Estates, Belfast

Fermanagh House, Belfast

Netherleigh, Belfast

56/58 Ann Street, Belfast

20 College Gardens, Belfast
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Hampden House, Belfast

Inniskeen House, Enniskillen

Commonwealth House, Belfast

State Building, Belfast

Stormont Estate Sub Station

Courier HQ, Stormont

Gate Lodge, Prince of Wales Ave, Stormont

Victoria Hall, Belfast

Craigantlet Buildings, Stormont

Boiler/Greenhouse, Stormont

1 Davey Street, Carrickfergus

8 Artillery Road, Coleraine

36 Thomas Street, Dungannon

15 East Bridge Street, Enniskillen

Castle Barracks, Enniskillen

45 Pound Street, Larne

4–6 Killane Road, Limavady

14 Asylum Road, Londonderry

Valencia Place, Newcastle

8 East Street, Newtownards

4 Glenford Way, Newtownards

32 Devenney Road, Omagh

42 Kings Street, Magherafelt

86 Main Street, Limavady

1A Belt Road, Londonderry

9 Robert Street, Newtownards

7/9 Conway Square, Newtownards

19 Mountjoy Road, Omagh

20 Derry Road, Strabane

Greenmount Campus (Main) (39 buildings)

Greenmount Campus (Abbey Farm) (4 buildings)

Greenmount Campus (Glenwherry) (8 buildings)

Loughry Campus (39 buildings)

Enniskillen Campus (10 buildings)

Veterinary Sciences Division (12 buildings)

Newforge (14 buildings)

Department of Agriculture and Rural Development (Owned/Leased) (15 buildings)

Craigavon Driver and Vehicle Testing Agency

Omagh Driver and Vehicle Testing Agency

Armagh Driver and Vehicle Testing Agency

Training Centre at Felden

There are no separate budgets for all asbestos-related remedial or removal work, costs are contained within the annual maintenance budgets. No specific budgets have been set aside for future asbestos surveys.

§ Malcolm Bruce
To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland what proportion of buildings occupied by(a) staff of the Department and (b) staff of the Department's executive agencies have been surveyed for the purpose of identifying the presence of asbestos prior to the implementation of the Control of Asbestos at Work Regulations 2002. [159660]

§ Mr. Pearson
Central Procurement Directorate (CPD) acting on behalf of Office estates and Building standards Division (OBD) of the Department of Finance and Personnel has surveyed 94 per cent. of the buildings within the office estate to identify the presence of asbestos.
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Of the specialised buildings under the control of the various Departments 91 per cent. have been surveyed for the presence of asbestos.
It has not been possible to distinguish between buildings occupied by staff of the Department and staff occupied by the Department's agencies.