HL Deb 17 November 2003 vol 654 c236WA
Lord Laird

asked Her Majesty's Government:

Further to the Written Answer by the Lord President on 16 October (WA 128) concerning the cost of cleaning government offices in Northern Ireland, how much office cleaning has cost each year since 1994. [HL4979]

Baroness Amos

The actual costs of cleaning all government offices in Northern Ireland are not held centrally. Information is only readily available from the first full year following devolution for core departments. These costs are set out in the following table.

Financial Year Cost
2000–01 £1,321,180
2001–02 £1,408,262
2002–03 £1,698,969

The estimated value of cleaning contracts awarded referred to in my earlier reply (WA 128) is held centrally and amounts to approximately £2.7 million per annum and includes the estimated cost per year in respect of cleaning offices belonging to agencies and NDPBs in addition to the core departments.