§ Miss HoeyTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what was the acquisition and clearance cost of the sites at(a) Grafton square and (b) Old Town SW4. [10487]
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§ Mr. MacleanI understand from the Commissioner of Police of the Metropolis that the acquisition and clearance costs of both sites are as follows:
Item Cost £ Purchase of Grafton Square 912,500 Purchase of 63 Old Town 1,260,000 Legal fees, stamp duty and agents fees 70,000 Demolition costs 126,000 Total 2,368,500 Part of the land was surplus to the scheme and was subsequently sold for £50,000
§ Miss HoeyTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department when the strategic review of the provision of police accommodation in Lambeth started and finished; what external views were sought on this strategic review; and if the views of the Lambeth divisional commander were sought. [10486]
§ Mr. MacleanI understand from the Commissioner of Police of the Metropolis that a review of the long-term police accommodation needs in Lambeth is ongoing as part of the process to update the Metropolitan police's operational building strategy by September 1997. The review will take a number of months to complete, during which time the Metropolitan police intend to seek the views of interested parties, both internally and externally.
§ Miss HoeyTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what were the architects' and surveyors' costs to 31 March 1996, in the preparation of the divisional police headquarters at Grafton square. [10488]
§ Mr. MacleanThe commissioner tells me that the proposals were developed mainly by architectural staff in the Metropolitan police property services department. All costs, up to March 1996, totalled the equivalent of £857,000, inclusive of external consultants' fees.