HC Deb 30 March 2000 vol 347 cc250-1W
Mr. Bradshaw

To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food what the operating costs are of each of his Department's regional service centres; what refurbishment costs have been incurred at each centre in each of the last three years; and on what terms each of the buildings accommodating the regional service centre are secured, indicating which are(a) freehold and (b) leasehold. [115920]

Ms Quin

The data requested are set out in the table. This shows the latest forecast operating costs for the 1999–2000 financial year for each RSC; the expenditure on refurbishments (excluding normal maintenance) for the years from 1997–98 to 1999–2000; and the terms of occupancy at each site.

Operating and refurbishment costs of regional service centres
£000
Refurbishment costs
RSC Operating costs 1 1997–98 1998–99 1999–2000 Terms Freehold/leasehold
Bristol 3,590 105 232 0 Ground lease
Cambridge 4,497 173 80 0 Freehold
Carlisle 4,262 0 33 0 Freehold
Crewe2 4,056 0 0 0 Freehold
Exeter 5,143 0 0 0 Leased
Northallerton3 6,016 0 0 0 Leased
Nottingham 4,349 424 0 0 Leased
Reading 4,023 13 0 340 Freehold
Worcester 3,583 104 0 170 Freehold
1Pay, non-pay running costs and decentralised capital costs
2Newly built office acquired in 1998
3Newly built office completed in 1999

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