§ Mr. Whitakerasked the Minister of Public Building and Works what is his estimate of the cost of the cleaning of the exterior of the Palace of Westminster.
§ Mr. PrenticeThe cost is of the order of £200,000, including the internal courtyards. I would also refer my hon. Friend to the reply I gave to a Question by the hon. Member for Sevenoaks (Sir J. Rodgers) on Monday 10th July.—[Vol. 750, c.16.]
§ Mr. Whitakerasked the Minister of Public Building and Works (1) what estimate he has made of the cost of cleaning the exteriors of all the buildings in Whitehall not already schedule for cleaning;
(2) what is his estimate of the cost of cleaning the exterior of the old War Office building.
§ Mr. PrenticeThe estimated costs of cleaning the exteriors of buildings for which I am responsible in Whitehall, and which are not already scheduled for cleaning, are
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Cleaning Gwydyr House £3,000 Admiralty (North Block) £4,000 Old War Office Building £15,000 Foreign Office Block £20,000 Government Offices, Great George Street £35,000 In the last three cases, considerable repairs would be necessary at the same time as cleaning.
§ Mr. Whitakerasked the Minister of Public Building and Works what is his estimate of the cost of cleaning the exterior of Burlington House.
§ Mr. PrenticeThe cost is estimated at £10,000. Considerable repairs to the stonework would also need to be carried out.
§ Mr. Whitakerasked the Minister of Public Building and Works what is his estimate of the cost of cleaning the exterior of the Tate Gallery.
§ Mr. PrenticeThe cost is estimated at about £8,000. At the same time as cleaning, repairs to the stonework would need to be carried out, and these are estimated to cost a further £3,000.
§ Mr. Whitakerasked the Minister of Public Building and Works what is his estimate of the cost of cleaning the exterior of Greenwich Hospital.
§ Mr. PrenticeThe cost is estimated at £70,000, including £3,000 for the cleaning this year of the Queen Anne Block.
§ Mr. Whitakerasked the Minister of Public Building and Works what is the estimated cost of cleaning the exterior of the British Museum; and whether he will make a special grant for this purpose.
§ Mr. PrenticeThe cost would be about £22,000. The programme which I announced in my Statement on 10th July will absorb all the money that can be made available for this purpose in 196768. I shall, however, consider the British Museum for inclusion in future programmes.