§ Mr. SwinneyTo ask the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food what was the total expenditure by his Department on (i) building maintenance and (ii) office running costs, in the last year for which figures are available(a) in total and (b) broken down by offices and buildings in (1) London and (2) Scotland. [34227]
§ Mr. MorleyThe latest complete financial year for which figures are available is 1996/97. In that year, a total of £26,725,000 was spent by the Department on building maintenance; this figure includes maintenance work, repairs and work carried out under facilities management contracts. Of the total, £3,658,000 related to offices and buildings in London while the total for Scotland was £215,000. It should be noted that the Department had only four properties in Scotland in that year.
The total expenditure by the Department in 1996/97 on office running costs (defined here as spending on utilities) was £3,483,000. Of this, a total of £411,000 related to buildings and offices in London and a total of £39,000 to property in Scotland.