§ Mr. SwinneyTo ask the Attorney-General if he will list the location and running costs in the last year for which figures are available of each of his Department's buildings. [30090]
The Attorney-GeneralThe information requested is as follows:
The Legal Secretariat to the Law Officers
My own office is in Buckingham Gate, London SW I. The running costs for the building in the financial year 1996–97 were £422,000.The Treasury Solicitor's Department
The Treasury Solicitor's Department occupy offices in Broadway, London SW1. The running costs for the building in the financial year 1996–97 were £2.65m.The Government Property Lawyers
The Government Property Lawyers are based in Taunton. The running costs of their office in the financial year 1996–97 was £0.66m.The Serious Fraud Office
The Serious Fraud Office occupy offices in London WC1. Their running costs in 1996–97 were £2.612m. The SFO also has storage accommodation in London at a cost of £103,000 for the same period.The Crown Prosecution Service
Accommodation costs in the Crown Prosecution Service amount to £36.803m. The running costs of buildings in London, including headquarters, amounts to £14.936m. The running costs for buildings in the regions are £21.867m.