§ Mrs. EwingTo ask the Secretary of State for Scotland what are the expected costs up to the end of the financial year 1999–2000 of replacing, upgrading and maintaining security, heating and ventilation and lighting control systems in the Scottish Office building at Victoria Quay; what changes there have been in those estimates over the last 18 months; and what has been the annual cost of these since the building opened. [64457]
§ Mr. Dewar[holding answer 17 December 1998]: The maintenance of security, heating, ventilation and lighting systems at Victoria Quay is carried out by SERCo Ltd. under contract to The Scottish Office. The information sought is not held by The Scottish Office in the form requested. SERCo have, however, provided figures which relate to their categorisation of expenditure and financial year.
The table shows the expenditure on replacing, upgrading and maintaining the security, heating, ventilation and lighting systems over the 18 months to December 1998 and estimated expenditure for the calendar year 1999. There has been no change to estimates over the previous 18 months.