§ Mr. BercowTo ask the Secretary of State for Defence what the cost of refurbishing each ministerial private office was in each year since May 1997. [37820]
§ Dr. MoonieThis information is not held centrally and could be provided only at disproportionate cost. Relatively small costs, such as the ad hoc purchase of furniture, were involved as the offices are being redeveloped as part of the Main Building Redevelopment PPP contract signed in May 2000.
§ Mr. BercowTo ask the Secretary of State for Defence what his estimate is of the cost of buildings refurbishment carried out by his Department between 1992 and 1997. [39466]
§ Dr. MoonieThe information requested is not held centrally and could be provided only at disproportionate cost.
§ Mr. BercowTo ask the Secretary of State for Defence what the total cost is of the public private partnership for the redevelopment of his Department's main building in Whitehall. [39467]
§ Dr. MoonieThe costs to the Ministry of Defence will be some £55 million per annum at March 2000 prices over the 30 years of the public private partnership contract. This encompasses the short-term decant arrangements as well as the long-term provision of a wide variety of services to both the redeveloped Main Building and the Old War Office Building.