§ Mr. LeightonTo ask the Secretary of State for Employment to what extent major new capital projects are separately indentified in departmental booklets: what major new capital projects have been undertaken since Cm. 288; and what costs will arise from them(a) in 1989–90 and (b) in future years.
§ Mr. CopeMajor capital projects are separately indentified in my Department's Supply Estimates published each year. Details of projects costing over £500,000 are contained in table I to Votes 1 and 2 and table 2 to vote 4 in "Supply Estimates 1989–90, Class VII Department of Employment", Her Majesty's Treasury March 1989 (231-VII), copies of which are available in the Library.
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Current estimate of expenditure Project Year of start/original estimate of year of completion1 Current estimate of year of completion Original estimate of expenditure2 Total Spent in past years Estimates provision for 1989– To be spent in future years Capital works below £500,000 13,308 Total subheads A2, A4, G2 14,844 1 The dates shown for year of start/completion refer to the main contracts. Only schemes on site during 1989–90 are shown in the table. Schemes which will reach practical completition before the start of 1989–90 or which are due to start on site after 1989–90 are not shown, though there may be expenditure on these schemes in the form of fees, equipment costs, enabling works etc. Expenditure figures shown include preliminary expenditure prior to the main contract and residual expenditure following completion of the work on site. 2 Based on budget estimates updated to 1989–90 for inflation. 3 All projected and outturn cash prices have been brought to 1989–90 prices using GDP deflators.
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1989–90, Class VII, Vote 2 Long-term projects—Details of computer and construction projects costing over £500,000 and reconciliation with the Estimates (subheads D2 and L3) £ thousand at 1989–90 prices3 Current estimates of expenditure Project Year of start/original estimate of year of completion1 Current estimate of year of completion Original estimate of expenditure2 Total Spent in past years Estimates provision for 1989–90 To be spent in future years Refurbishment of Watford HQ—Subhead D2(3)(a) 1987–88/1988–89 1989–90 1,979 2,301 2,223 78 — Construction UBO Gt. Yarmouth—Subhead D2(3)(a) 1988–89/1989–90 1990–91 433 1,196 614 562 20 Construction UBO Swindon—Subhead D2(3)(a) 1988–89/1989–90 1990–91 1,155 1,738 415 1,082 241 Construction UBO Handsworth—Subhead D2(3)(a) 1986–87/1989–90 1989–90 1,312 1,256 1,248 8 — Construction UBO Camberwell—Subhead D2(3)(a) 1986–87/1989–90 1989–90 2,131 2,412 2,074 338 — Extension and Refurbishment Fulham UBO —Subhead D2(3)(a) 1987–88/1989–90 1989–90 1,357 1,849 1,832 17 — Construction UBO Dartford—Subhead D2(3)(a) 1985–86/1987–88 1989–90 1,321 1,615 1,442 173 — Extensions and Refurbishment Exeter UBO— Subhead D2(3)(a) 1988–89/1989–90 1990–91 709 1,321 147 1,070 104 Construction new H.Q. Building Sheffield— Subhead D2(3)(b) and D4 1988–89/1990–91 1990–91 12,600 12,600 368 4,200 8,032 Additional Mainframe Peripherals and Resilience Programme—Subhead L(3)(1) 1988–89/1989–90 1990–91 2,835 2,835 840 1,050 945 Refurbishment Nottingham RO—Subhead D2(3)(b) 1987–88/1988–89 1989–90 597 712 693 19 Extension and alterations Yeovil UBO— Subhead D2(3)(a) 1988–89/1989–90 1990–91 394 858 436 395 27 Construction UBO Kidderminster—Subhead D2(3)(a) 1985–86/1987–88 1989–90 506 694 685 9 — Construction UBO Willenhall—Subhead D2(3)(a) 1986–87/1988–89 1989–90 602 564 543 21 — Construction Failsworth UBO—Subhead D2(3)(a) 1988–89/1989–90 1991–92 708 708 57 187 464 Extension Bedminster UBO—Subhead D2(3)(a) 1987–88/1988–89 1990–91 394 532 431 96 5 Extension and Refurbishment Selly Oak UBO—Subhead D2(3)(a) 1988–89/1988–89 1989–90 1,666 861 81 780 — Runcorn Services—Subhead L(3)(1) 1987–88/1988–89 1989–90 755 872 857 15 — Computer Page Printing System Runcorn— Subhead L(3)(1) 1989–90/1989–90 1989–90 630 630 — 630 — Supervacs—Subhead D2(l)(b) 1988–89/1989–90 1989–90 1,909 2,364 1,276 888 — Total 11,618 Capital Works below £500,000 70,050 Total Subheads D2, L3 81,668 1 The dates shown for year of start/completion refer to the main contracts. Only schemes on site during 1989–90 are shown in the table. Schemes which will reach practical completion before the start of 1989–90 or which are due to start on site after 1989–90 are not shown, though there may be expenditure on these schemes in the form of fees, equipment costs, enabling works etc. Expenditure figures shown include preliminary expenditure prior to the main contract and residual expenditure following completion of the work on site. 2 Based on budget estimates updated to 1989–90 for inflation. 3 All projected and outturn cash prices have been brought to 1989–90 prices using GDP deflators. Comparing the above projects with previous years' Estimates tables the trend is:—
Long term projects—Details of capital projects costing over £500,000 and reconciliation with the Estimates (Subhead C) £ thousand at 1989£90 prices3 Current estimate of expenditure Project Year of start/original estimate of year of completion1 Current estimate of year of completion Original estimate of expenditure2 Total Spent in past years Estimates provision for 1989–90 To be spent in future years Office conversion and construction of new laboratory (Subhead C) Works in progress 1 April 1989 London HQ office conversion 1987–88/1990–91 1990–91 1,710 1,710 878 780 52 Sheffield Laboratory 1987–88/1993–94 1993–94 12,519 12,519 599 967 10,953 Building projects total (A) 14,229 14,229 1,477 1,747 11,005 Other works costing up to £500,000 total (B) — — — 634 — Total (A & B) Subhead C — — 2,381 — 1 The dates shown for year of start/completion refer to the main contracts. Only schemes on site during 1989–90 are shown in the table. Schemes which will reach practical completion before the start of 1989–90 or which are due to start on site after 1989–90 are not shown, though there may be expenditure on these schemes in the form of fees, equipment costs, enabling works etc. Expenditure figures shown include preliminary expenditure prior to the main contract and residual expenditure following completion of the work on site. 2 Based on budget estimates updated to 1989–90 for inflation. 3 All projected and outturn cash prices have been brought to 1989–90 prices using GDP deflators.