Written question asked by Roger Berry (Labour), in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Tuesday, 4 March 1997. It was answered by Lord Arbuthnot of Edrom (Conservative) on Tuesday, 4 March 1997 on behalf of the Ministry of Defence.

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Ministry of Defence

Question

Pursuant to his Answer of 27th January, Official Report, column 32W, if the new claim for additional payments and extensions for time submitted by the shell and core contractor for his Department's new building at Abbey Wood, Bristol, incorporates the claims referred to in his Answer of 24th June 1996, Official Report, column 39W; what claims for compensation have been made on the basis of the accuracy of the specifications in his Departments documentation for its new building and on how many occasions the shell and core contractor was prevented from progressing because of delays by the client team in approving design change. - The new claim submitted for additional payment and extensions of time has subsumed that previously submitted by the Abbey Wood shell and core contractor.

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Secondary information

Type

Written question

Reference

291 c589W; 18502;18503;18504

Session

1996-97

Subjects

Contracts Construction Central government Buildings MOD Abbey Wood