§ Mr. Tony BanksTo ask the Secretary of State for Education and Employment how much has been spent on furnishing and decorating ministerial offices in his Department in each of the last three years. [5560]
§ Mr. Robin SquireExpenditure on furnishing and decorating ministerial offices in both the former Employment Department and the former Department for Education in each of the last three years is included in running cost expenditure, as published in the respective1018W annual reports. It is not always possible to disaggregate the specific costs for a small number of rooms from the overall cost of refurbishing a whole floor of a building.