§ Mr. BurdenTo ask the Secretary of State for Health if he will list the cost of(a) the original refurbishment of Richmond House as the Department of Health headquarters and (b) refurbishing (i) Skipton House and (ii) Quarry House, Leeds, in each of the last 10 years. [33675]
§ Ms JowellThe refurbishment of Richmond House for the Department of Health and Social Security in 1988–89 was undertaken by the Property Services Agency. Details of the costs incurred are not held by the Department.
Skipton House was acquired by the Department in 1992. The costs of fitting out the shell and core were £14,735,000 in 1992–93 and £1,192,000 in 1993–94. Subsequent expenditure on the building structure and services, excluding routine maintenance, was £368,115 in 1994–95, –500,619 in 1995–96 and £543,394 in 1996–97.
352WQuarry House, Leeds, was purpose built for joint occupation by the Department of Health and the Department of Social Security (who met the costs of construction and fit-out). It was first occupied in 1992–93 since when the Department of Social Security has been responsible for managing the building. Expenditure on the building structure and services by the Department of Health on the accommodation that it occupies was nil in 1993–94 and 1994–95, £139,000 in 1995–96 and £180,000 in 1996–97.