§ Mr. RedmondTo ask the Parliamentary Secretary, Lord Chancellor's Department what major building projects valued at over £1 million are being or have been wholly or partly financed since 1989 in(a) Doncaster, (b) 744W Barnsley, (c) Rotherham and (d) Wakefield by his Department; and what was the cost of each project to his Department.
Mr. John M. Taylor(a) In Doncaster, the Lord Chancellor's Department comissioned a new Crown court building which became ready for use in the third quarter of 1989. The final total cost of the scheme was £5 million—inclusive of site purchase costs, construction and design costs. An extension to the magistrates court is now currently being designed. It is estimated to cost £2.6 million and construction is likely to begin during 1995–96.
(a) There are no plans at present for a new court building scheme in Barnsley.
(c)In Rotherham the construction of a new ten courtroom magistrates court building commenced in February 1992 and is now in the final stage, and is due to become operational in early May. The full cost is likely to be £5.4 million.
(d)In Wakefield there are proposals to build a new magistrates court to contain six courts. If approved, construction could commence in 1997–98 and the estimated cost would be approximately £7.8 million.