§ Mr. LlwydTo ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what(a) renovation and (b) maintenance projects on buildings (i) owned and (ii) rented by his Department were undertaken in each of the last five years; and what the associated costs were of each. [163955]
§ Mr. RammellThere have been no renovation projects carried out on the Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO) in the UK during the past five years. The cost of individual maintenance projects can be provided only at disproportionate cost. However, the total cost of maintenance of the FCO UK Estate during the last five years was:
£ Owned Rented 1999 7,366,086 161,904 2000 5,360,579 375,679 2001 8,882,212 746,222 2002 6,035,173 325,632 2003 6,579,242 608,547 The details given relate only to the FCO estate in the UK. Details of renovation and maintenance of the overseas estate are held at the individual posts concerned and can be provided only at disproportionate cost.