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Office of the Deputy Prime Minister

Answer

Mr. Pickles: To ask the Deputy Prime Minister what the total expenditure was on new buildings and premises by his Department, its predecessors and its agencies in each of the last five years; what square footage of new office space was (a) purchased and (b) newly rented in each year; and if he will make a statement. [103227] Yvette Cooper: The total cost of expenditure on new buildings and premises is not held centrally, and could be provided only at disproportionate cost. No new office space was purchased in the period. The approximate cost in rental terms of acquiring new accommodation by these figures are the difference in the cost of rental in new accommodation minus of cost of accommodation given up. In 1998-99 a saving of £270,000. In 1999-2000 a saving of £85,000. In 2000-01 a cost of £725,000. In 2001-02 costs were balanced by savings. In 2002-03 a cost of £2,730,000. The cost in 2000-01 reflects relocations from properties at their lease end into one new development. The cost in 2002-03 reflects the effects of relocations, and moves and changes within the Government Estate and is distorted by the short-term acquisition of serviced accommodation. The square footage of office space newly rented in each year was as follows: _________________________________________________________________________________________________. Sq ft 1998-99 12,890 1999-2000 16,092 2000-01 112,544 2001-02 31,835 2002-03 107,565 _________________________________________________________________________________________________. Note: These figures do not relate to cost figures as we do not have the figures of old accommodation, which we have given up.

Secondary information

Type

Written question

Reference

413 c1290W;413 c1286W; 103227

Session

2002-03

Subjects

Executive agencies Buildings Expenditure Government departments Property transfer Offices Rents Office of the Deputy Prime Minister

Contains statistics

Yes

Link

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