§ Mr. RedmondTo ask the Secretary of State for Employment what major building projects valued at over £1 million are being or have been wholly or partly financed since 1989 in(a) Doncaster, (b) Barnsley, (c) Rotherham and (d) Wakefield by his Department; and what was the cost of each project to his Department.
§ Mr. Michael ForsythNone so far as the Department, the Health and Safety Executive and the Advisory,58W Conciliation and Arbitration Service are concerned. In the case of the Employment Service agency, responsibility for the subject of the question has been delegated to the chief executive. I have asked him to arrange for a reply to be given.
Letter from Mr. A. G. Johnson to Mr. Martin Redmond, dated 12 April 1994:
The Minister of State for Employment has asked me to reply to your question about major building projects valued at over £1m which are being, or have been, wholly or partly financed by the Employment Service since 1989 at Doncaster, Barnsley, Rotherham and Wakefield. I am replying in the Chief Executive's absence.The Employment Service (ES) has commissioned three projects which meet the criteria set out in your question. The details are:a. Doncaster—No projects.b. Barnsley—A private developer built the ES Jobcentre to our specification and it was subsequently rented. ES expenditure on fitting out the building was £423,000. The total value of the building is estimated at £2.25 million. The building was occupied on 5 October 1992.c. Rotherham—A private developer constructed a building housing three ES Jobcentres to our specification and it was subsequently purchased. The total cost of the project was £2,706,000 wholly funded by the ES. The building was occupied on 26 June 1992.d. Wakefield—A private developer built the ES Jobcentre to our specification and it was subsequently rented. ES expenditure on fitting out the building was £440,000. The total value of the building is estimated at £2.25 million. The building was occupied on 19 July 1993.I hope this is helpful