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Written question asked by Stewart Hosie (Scottish National Party) on Tuesday, 17 June 2008, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Thursday, 19 June 2008. It was answered by Anne McGuire (Labour) on Monday, 30 June 2008 on behalf of the Department for Work and Pensions.

Departmental Buildings

Question
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions how much his Department spent on (a) new capital investment and (b) refurbishment of property in each of the last 10 years, broken down by project.
Answer

The total amount spent by the Department on new capital investment and refurbishment of property in the last 10 years is set out in the following table.The figures include the nationwide rollout of the new Jobcentre Plus network and other major departmental initiatives in The Pension Service and Debt Management.It is not possible to supply the data by project, or to differentiate between new capital investment and refurbishment, as this information is not collated centrally and could be provided only at disproportionate cost.

£ million
1997-98 52.4
1998-99 14.6
1999-2000 23.3
2000-01 23.7
2001-02 77.8
2002-03 170.0
2003-04 282.3
2004-05 117.3
2005-06 278.9
2006-07 162.2

Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
478 c688-9W;478 c690-1W; 212871
Session
2007-08
Subjects
Buildings Department for Work and Pensions
Link
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