HL Deb 01 July 2003 vol 650 cc78-9WA
Lord Laird

asked Her Majesty's Government:

Further to the Written Answer by the Lord Privy Seal on 3 June (WA 139) concerning set-up costs for the Special European Union Programme Body, what are the details of set-up costs incurred during 2001 and 2002. [HL3235]

Lord Williams of Mostyn

The set-up costs for the Special EU Programmes Body during the years 2001 and 2002 were as follows:

Year Premises Set Up* IT Equipment Professional (Recruitment) fees
2001 £442,656 £143.757 £168,627
2002 £242,441 £72,061 £36,688
* Breakdown of Premises Set Up by Office

2001 Fixtures and Fittings Construction Fit-out Electrical Work Professional Fees Total
Belfast £3,575 £11,562 £15,137
Omagh £25,303 £155,149 £195,516 £51,551 £427,519
Monaghan
Total £28,878 £155,149 £195,516 £63,113 £442,656

£864, was actually paid for by the SEUPB. The other items predated the SEUPB and were transferred at no cost from DOF to the SEUPB upon occupation of the Monaghan premises. This one item was ordered by DOF in 1999, but only arrived in 2000 and it is this item which the SEUPB actually paid for. Similarly the bulk of the Monaghan office furniture pre-existed the SEUPB and became its assets, but without cost to the body. The corrected table is as follows:

Furnishings1 Amount (£ Sterling)2
Belfast Office 11,200.27
Omagh Office 4,096.69
Monaghan Office 12,920.893
Furnishings1 Amount (£ Sterling)2
Sub Total 28,217.85
Fittings
Safe 1,770.47
Air Conditioning 276.23
Artwork 3,006.004
Total 33,270.55

Office Furnishings of £28,217.85 are detailed below.

Chairs Workstations/Tables/Drawer Units Cabinets Bookcases/Shelves Coffee Tables
Belfast 15 17 8 3
Monaghan 29 11 8 3 2
Omagh 10 11 1
1 Furnishings comprise desks, chairs, tables and other office furniture.
2 Figures relate to expenditure during the first year of operation (2000).
3 Includes notional cost of existing furniture prior to SEUPB occupying the office.
4 Includes notional costs of existing artwork prior to SEUPB occupying the office.

Lord Laird

asked Her Majesty's Government:

Whether the role of the Special European Union Programmes Body includes the relocation of people living in Northern Ireland to the Republic of Ireland even if those people are wanted by the Northern Ireland security forces. [HL3255]

Lord Williams of Mostyn

No. The Special European Union Programmes Body is the managing authority for the PEACE II programme and the Northern Ireland/Ireland INTERREG IIIA programme. There are no measures or activities defined in the programme complements of the PEACE II or INTERREG IIIA programmes which fund the relocation of people living in Northern Ireland to the Republic of Ireland.