§ Mr. MilburnTo ask the Parliamentary Secretary, Lord Chancellor's Department if he will itemise the refurbishment works undertaken on buildings housing departmental staff in the last three years, indicating the costs involved and the nature of the refurbishments.
Mr. John M. TaylorMaintenance and refurbishment works carried out in 1992–93 totalled £18,444,000 and in 1993–94, £21,094,000. The figures for 1991–92 are not readily available, nor are details of schemes in 1992–93. Details of expenditure on major court refurbishment schemes during 1993–94 was as follows:
£ Lewes Combined Court 3,118,000 Lincoln Castle Crown Court 482,000 Nottingham Combined Court 642,000 Plymouth Combined Court 364,000 Royal Courts of Justice 3,233,000 The balance was expended by regional budget holders on a variety of works, a proportion of which would be in respect of refurbishment schemes. However, the detailed information could not be obtained without incurring disproportionate cost.