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Home Office

Answer

Mr. Cohen: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what contracts the Metropolitan Police have entered into with Higgins Developments Ltd., for the building or refurbishment of police stations; and for what value. [76632] Kate Hoey: The Commissioner of Police of the Metropolis tells me that neither the Metropolitan Police Service nor the Receiver for the Metropolitan Police District has entered into a contract with Higgins Development Ltd. After competition, undertaken by external consultants, the Receiver has entered into a contract with Higgins Homes Ltd., a subsidiary company of Higgins Group plc, for the purchase of the site at 28-30 High Street Wanstead, subject to planning permission and a time constraint. Since 1985, another subsidiary company of Higgins Group plc, D. Higgins & Sons Ltd. has been invited by the Receiver to tender, in competition, 36 times, and won four contracts as a result. Those were: _________________________________________________________________________________________________. Contract Type of work Date let Contract sum (£) Borehamwood Police Station Alteration and refurbishment 9 August 1990 454,000 Canadian Avenue, Catford Conversion of premises to a 6 March 1991 469,000 probation hostel Archway Fitting out sector base 8 January 1998 282,000 Lambeth Alterations for territorial 12 November 1998 330,000 support group _________________________________________________________________________________________________.

Secondary information

Type

Written question

Reference

327 c664W; 76632

Session

1998-99

Subjects

Contracts Construction Buildings Metropolitan Police Repairs and maintenance Police stations

Contains statistics

Yes