§ Mr. VazTo ask the Secretary of State for Social Security whether the refurbishment works at Yeoman street, Leicester have been completed; what is his latest estimate of the outturn cost of the refurbishment works; what was the estimate for the cost before the refurbishment work started; and how many staff were employed at Yeoman street, Leicester in(a) January 1990 and (b) January 1991.
§ Miss WiddecombeRefurbishment is due for completion by the end of next month at a current estimated works cost of £720,000; the estimated cost in October 1990 before work started was £625,000. On 2 January 1990 196 staff were in post and on 2 January 1991 there were 159. The reduction in staffing levels is accounted for by a drop in workloads and the introduction of computerisation. Twenty staff were moved to the newly established contributions unit.