§ Mr. Hancockasked the Secretary of State for Defence if he will provide a breakdown of the cost of refurbishing the wardroom of HMS Nelson.
§ Mr. LeeThe latest breakdown of the cost of refurbishing the wardroom of HMS Nelson is as follows:
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Wardroom HMS Nelson Breakdown of refurbishment costs £'000 Repairs to stone and brickwork 378 Replacement/repairs of Mechanical Services (ie heating, plumbing, sanitary fittings) 651 Replacement of electrical services, lighting protection 267 Renewal of rainwater goods (drainpipes, gutters) 29 Roof repairs 65 Redecoration (inside and out) 63 Alterations to existing cabins (ie bringing up to Scale area and provision) 350
£'000 General repairs (new plasterwork, floor repairs, panelling, joinery, fire doors, fire appliance resitings 294 Work in BARHAM Block (temporary galley) 30 Asbestos removal 8 PSA supplies items (Building and civil Engineering—fittings, furniture, carpets and curtains) 149 PSA supplies items (Mechanical and Electrical—galley equipment) 51 Contingencies (standard allowance for unforeseens, especially pertinent to old and listed buildings) £2,365K £2,365K To this figure of £2,365,000 will have to be added approximately £394,000 (VAT £299,000, inflation £95,000). Total £2,759,000 (Rounded up=£2.8 million) The wardroom at HMS Nelson includes associated facilities occupying some 4,085 sq metres of floor space.
§ Mr. Hancockasked the Secretary of State for Defence what tendering procedure was used for the contract to refurbish the wardroom of HMS Nelson; and if this procedure was in line with that usually used.
§ Mr. LeeThe normal competitive tendering procedure in line with normal practice was used to determine the contractor for the refurbishment of the wardroom of HMS Nelson.
§ Mr. Hancockasked the Secretary of State for Defence what proportion of the cost of £2.8 million for the refurbishment of the wardroom of HMS Nelson is made up of value added tax.
§ Mr. Hancockasked the Secretary of State for Defence what accommodation is available in the wardroom of HMS Nelson.
§ Mr. LeeModernisation of the main wardroom building will provide single living accommodation to scale for 15 senior officers and 51 junior officers. Additionally five senior officers and 35 junior officers are accommodated in an adjoining annex, giving a total capacity henceforth of 20 senior officers and 86 junior officers.