Written question asked by John Bercow (Conservative) on Friday, 26 November 2004, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Thursday, 7 April 2005. It was answered by Fiona Mactaggart (Labour) on Thursday, 7 April 2005 on behalf of the Home Office.

Home Office

Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what the cost has been of criminal damage to his Department's buildings in each of the last two years.

Answer: Mr. Bercow: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what the cost has been of criminal damage to his Department's buildings in each of the last two years. [200758] Fiona Mactaggart: Central records are not generally held. The estimated damage caused by the disturbance earlier this year at Harmondsworth removal centre is approximately £2.5 million. This is expected to be covered by the operator's insurance. Following indiscipline incidents causing damage the opportunity was taken to carry out upgrades to parts of Lincoln prison (£2.6 million in 2002-03) and Wetherby prison (£2.3 million mostly in 2004-05).

Secondary information

Type: Written question
Reference: 200758; 432 c1796W;432 c1791W
Session: 2004-05
Subjects: Costs Crimes against property Government departments Home Office Offices Vandalism
Contains statistics: Yes
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