§ Mr. HealdTo ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions how much his Department spent on(a) buildings maintenance and (b) accommodation capital projects in each of the past three years. [87001]
§ Mr. McCartneyThe information requested is in the table.
£ 1999–2000 2000–01 2001–02 Buildings maintenance 16,747,403 16,342,368 19,190,951 Accommodation capital 13,935,877 7,956,305 18,695,526 The increase in buildings maintenance costs is due to the requirements to refurbish, to corporate standard, the pathfinder offices for Jobcentre Plus.