§ Mr. BakerTo ask the hon. Member for Roxburgh and Berwickshire, representing the House of Commons Commission, how much has been spent on works within the Parliamentary Estate since 1 May 1997; what further sums are anticipated to be spent; and if he will list the amounts broken down by project, indicating the original estimated budget per project. [100504]
§ Mr. Kirkwood[holding answer 30 November 1999]: Expenditure against the Works Votes of both Houses including rents, rates, fuel and overheads but excluding Portcullis House has been as follows:
£ year Voted sums Outturn 1997–98 49,017,000 148,852,000 1998–99 51,013,000 50,002,000 1999–2000 (forecast expenditure) 55,088,000 253,652,0O0 2000–01 (forecast expenditure) 357,876,000 357,876,OO0 1 Excluding legal fees 2Forecast 3Estimate These sums covered 510 projects in 1997–98 and 419 projects in 1998–99. The number of projects planned for 1999–2000 is 422. The larger projects during this period were:
£ Project description Original estimate Outturn Norman Shaw North PDVN Lower Floors 1,150,000 1,180,333 Norman Shaw North PDVN Upper Floors 1,654,600 1,854,600 Refreshment Department Members and Strangers Cafeteria 7,042,800 6,776,428 Refreshment Department Stores and Changing Rooms 9,070,000 8,974,800 Fire Compartmentation 1997–98 1,400,000 1,376,844 Fire Compartmentation 1998–99 1,300,000 1,173,447 Fire Compartmentation 1999–2000 1,250,000 1,250,000 Basement Fire Alarm 2,300,000 2,299,553 PDVN Phase 3 1997–98 5,000,000 5,001,857 PDVN Phase 4 1998–99 5,120,000 5,975,000 PDVN Phase 5 1999–2000 7,000,000 6,625,565 Committee Room Refurbishment Phase I 861,668 872,600 Committee Room Refurbishment Phase II 1,343,000 1,122,339 Royal Gallery Roof Overhaul 4,125,660 3,783,021 For Portcullis House the total expenditure to April 1999 was £149 million. The remaining forecast expenditure and contingency is £86 million, so the project is expected to be completed at least £15 million below budget.