§ Nick HarveyTo ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport how many buildings her Department operates; how many people work in each of those buildings; what the cost of maintaining each building has been in each of the past seven years; what plans her Department has to move from those buildings in the next two years; and if she will make a statement. [38133]
§ Mr. CabornThe Department for Culture, Media and Sport occupies and manages four buildings and has done so only since 1999. Maintenance costs of buildings occupied before occupation of present buildings have been handed over to present occupants. The four buildings currently occupied are all in central London and are:
Building Occupancy Trafalgar Place (SW1) 344 Oceanic House (SW1) 103 Grove House (WC2) 94 Queens Yard (W1) 14 A small number of staff are also located in buildings occupied by other Government Departments as a result of Machinery of Government changes following the 2001 General Election, there being insufficient room in the four buildings named above for them to be absorbed.
1534WMaintenance costs are very similar from year to year except where major plant or building works are required.
1998 1999 2000 2001 £000 £000 £000 £000 Trafalgar Place 343.3 353.1 372.2 332.7 Oceanic House 0 *92.0 63.5 81.2 Grove House 148.2 147.1 166.5 138.6 Queen's Yard 0 *28.0 131.7 101.5 * occupancy began = part year only. There are no plans at present to move existing staff from these buildings.