Department (Set-up Costs) (Hansard, 3 February 1994)

HC Deb 03 February 1994 vol 236 c847W 847W

§ Ms Mowlam
To ask the Secretary of State for National Heritage what were the total costs, including the acquisition of office premises, of setting up his Department.

§ Mr. Sproat
[holding answer 2 February 1994]: The total non-recurrent cost of establishing my Department was £8.2 milion plus value added tax. My Department occupies leased premises on the Government estate under an inter-departmental agreement with DoE/Property Holdings. The terms of the leases are commercial-in-confidence.