HC Deb 12 December 1994 vol 251 cc436-9W
Mr. Milburn

To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment 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.

Sir Paul Beresford

In addition to works undertaken on DOE buildings, the Department of the Environment Property Holdings undertakes work on buildings occupied by more than one Department. All the buildings concerned are on the common user estate. Works of less than £10,000 have been excluded from the table. Details of refurbishment works funded by other departments will be provided by the Ministers concerned.

Total estimated cost £ millions
1991–92
Valiant house, Uxbridge—internal refurbishment 0.410
Riverwalk house, London—refurbishment of heating induction units 1.021
Metropole building, London—toilet refurbishment 0.295
40–42 Westborough, Scarborough—ingoing works 1st floor 0.016
Crown house, Sunderland—external uplift works 0.011
Bridge house, Blyth—ground floor upgrade 0.078
Daryl house, Stockton—internal refurbishment 0.327
Crown house, Huddersfield—part toilet refurbishment 0.066
Crown house, Hull—toilet refurbishment 0.048
Crown house, Wakefield—toilet refurbishment 0.057
Pennine house, Washington—internal refurbishment 0.127
Eaton court, Reading—internal refurbishment 2.135
Bankhead avenue, Edinburgh—internal refurbishment 1.097

Total estimated cost£millions
1992–93
Elmwood house, Harrow—refurbishment of 4 floors 1.800
Mowden hall, Darlington—new podium roof 0.420
Unicorn house, North Shields—replace cladding and windows 0.470
Crown house, Corby—refurbishment of toilets 0.221
2 Marsham street, London—refurbishment of podium toilets 0.514
2 Marsham street, London—refurbishment of Tower toilets 0.142
Government offices Great George street, London—refurbish toilets, stack 1 0.905
Old Admiralty building, London—refurbish-modemise canteen 0.358
Ham River house, London—internal refurbishment 0.592
Olivetree house, Belfast—refurbish front entrance 0.051
Lyon house, Harrow—refurbish two floors 0.589
Lime Grove, Eastcote—internal refurbishment to spur 10 0.064
Bradford house, Llandeilo—general refurbishment 0.099
Crown house, Gainsborough—refurbish disabled tiolet 0.016
Berkeley house, Harrogate—toilet refurbishment 0.021
42 Eastgate, Leeds—toilet refurbishment 0.034
West Riding house, Leeds—part internal refurbishment 0.026
Crown buildings, Bridlington—new disabled access 0.031
Elvet house, Durham—toilet refurbishment 0.108
Crown house, Middlesbrough—internal refurbishment 0.115
Benton house, Newcastle—internal refurbishment 0.071
Government buildings, Kenton Bar, Newcastle—toilet refurbishment, spur U 0.081
Total estimated cost £ millions
Government buildings, Kenton Bar, Newcastle—internal refurbishment, spur J 0.025
Regent house, NEI centre, Newcastle— internal refurbishment 0.100
Pennine house, Washington—provision of disabled facilities 0.031
New buildings, Hinckley—internal and external refurbishment 0.498
Broadway house, Hereford—internal refurbishment 0.115
Ty Glyder, Bangor—external refurbishment 0.485
Argyle house, Edinburgh—internal refurbishment 1.145
St. Clare house, Ipswich—internal refurbishment 2.585
Hightown barracks, Wrexham—internal refurbishment 0.808
Cherry Grove CB, Haverfordwest—external refurbishment 1.087
84–86 Guild street, Aberdeen—refurbish entrance canopy 0.080
Thistle street, Edinburgh—toilet refurbishment 0.019
Ladywell house, Edinburgh—internal refurbishment phase 3 0.251
Meldrum house, Edinburgh—toilet refurbishment 0.187
Longman road, Inverness—upgrade entrance hall and refurbish plant room 0.117

Total estimated cost £ millions
1993–94
Ashdown house, Hastings—internal refurbishment 5.835
Crown buildings, Scunthorpe—internal and external refurbishment—part-funded Benefits Agency 0.860
Whitgift centre, Croydon—internal refurbishment 1.240
Mesnes house—internal and external refurbishment 1.360
Hook rise, Tolworth—internal refurbishment of A Block 1.292
Raydean House, Barnet—external refurbishment 0.932
246 Stockwell road, London—installation of secondary glazing 0.063
2 Carlton gardens, London—general refurbishment 1.145
Furness house, Barrow-in-Furness—internal refurbishment of fifth floor 0.053
DNS Marton, Blackpool—refurbishment kitchen and dining room 0.171
Eskdale house, Kendal—internal refurbishment 0.023
Stopgate lane, Liverpool—refurbishment F and G 0.095
Sunley tower, Manchester—refurbishment floor 10 0.212
Manchester house, Manchester— refurbishment floor 2 0.135
Bromyard avenue, Harrow—refurbishcanteen 0.140
Beeches road, chelmsford—internal refurbishment, spur F 0.084
41–55 Windmill hill, Ruislip—internal refurbishment 0.210
Elmbridge court, Gloucester—toilet refurbishment 0.155
Merrywalks house, stroud—toilet refurbishment 0.058

Total estimated cost £ millions
Bondgate hall, Alkwick—refurbish coach house 0.070
Elvet house, Durham—internal refurbishment 0.094
Crown house, Hunddersfield—part toilet refurbishment and kitchen upgrade 0.124
Forseter house, Bradford—refurbish eighth floor 0.051
Abbey House, Selby—refurbish grade 2 listed building 0.146
Government buildings, Kenton Bar, Newcastle—refurbishment of Spurs R, X and Y Block B and main corridor 0.175
Daryl House, Stockton—main entrance refurbishment 0.026
Five Ways tower, Birmingham—refurbish six floor 0.363
Chalfont drive, Nottingham—refurbish block 7 0.381
Station Road, Kettering—internal refurbishment 0.052
Greyfriars House, Aberdeen—external refurbishment 1.890
Cathay Park, Cardiff—internal and external refurbishment 2.368
Vespasian House, Dorchester—external refurbishment 1.353
IRO, Cumberland—reroofing and cladding phases 3, 4, 5 and 7 9.331
Buccleuch street, Dumfries—underpinning and internal improvement 1.027
Crown building, EBBW Vale—internal and external refurbishment 1.721
Argyle House, Edinburgh—toilet and B Floor refurbishment 0.916
St. Agnes road, Cardiff—external refurbishment block 4 0.477
84/86 Guild street, Aberdeen—internal refurbishment ground floor 0.070
Thistle street, Edinburgh—refurbish conference room and alterations to accommodation 0.107
Frederick street, Edinburgh—internal refurbishment 0.455
New Register house, Edinburgh—toilet upgrade 0.043
Castle Wynd, Inverness—general and toilet refurbishment 0.315
Mill street, Perth—internal refurbishment 0.220
1 Park Road North, Havant—main entrance refurbishment 0.032
Crown house, Portsmouth—ground floor refurbishment 0.041
OPCS, Titchfield—ground floor refurbishment stage 1 0.046

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