§ Mr. Llwyd: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport what (a) renovation and (b) maintenance projects on buildings (i) owned and (ii) rented by her Department were undertaken in each of the last five years; and what the associated costs were of each. [163950]
§ Mr. Caborn: DCMS does not occupy any freehold buildings. During the financial year 2000–01 works to a value of £1.5 million were undertaken to link two adjoining buildings and reconfigure accommodation for greater operational efficiency and modernisation of facilities. In 2002 exterior stone cleaning was performed on the main buildings at a cost of £120,000 in compliance with the lease. In 2003 one previously vacant floor of a satellite building was refurbished, at a cost of £46,000 in order to facilitate and accommodate restructuring of part of the Department. In the same year two obsolete fire warning and alarm systems were replaced at a cost of £153,000.