§ Ms WalleyTo ask the Secretary of State for Transport if he will list the amount paid to the HSB contractor for the care and maintenance of Coastguard agency buildings in each of the last five years. [22359]
§ Mr. NorrisI have asked the chief executive of the Coastguard agency to write to the hon. Member.
Letter from C. J. Harris to Ms Joan Walley, dated 2 April 1996:
The Secretary of State for Transport has asked me to reply to your recent Questions about the amount paid to the HSB contractor for the maintenance of Coastguard Agency buildings.PQ 1590/95/96The Coastguard Agency contract with HSB began on 1 April 1993. Contract expenditure for the last three years has been as follows:
- 1993–94: £312,855
- 1994–95: £268,759
- 1995–96: £288,581.
These figures are exclusive of VAT, and do not include payments for work commissioned outside the terms of the contract as payments made to HSB for these unforseen/emergency works also include the sub-contractors fee.