Written question asked by Lord Pickles (Conservative) on Thursday, 6 November 2003, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Thursday, 20 November 2003. It was answered by Yvette Cooper (Labour) on Thursday, 20 November 2003 on behalf of the Office of the Deputy Prime Minister.

Office of the Deputy Prime Minister

Question: To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, how much has been spent on refurbishment by (a) his Ministerial office, (b) other ministerial offices within his Department, (c) non-departmental bodies, (d) executive agencies and (e) his Department since May 2002. - Inc figure.

Answer: Mr. Pickles: To ask the Deputy Prime Minister how much has been spent on refurbishment by (a) his Ministerial office, (b) other ministerial offices within his Department, (c) non-departmental bodies, (d) executive agencies and (e) his Department since May 2002. [138115] Yvette Cooper: Since May 2002, the Office of the Deputy Prime Minister has spent £1.6 million on the refurbishment of Eland House. It is not possible to separate out the costsfor Ministerial offices, so the figures cover costs for all the Office of the Deputy Prime Minister's offices. The information for executive agencies and Non Departmental Bodies is not held centrally and could only be provided at disproportionate cost.

Secondary information

Type: Written question
Reference: 138115; 413 c1288W;413 c1284W
Session: 2002-03
Subjects: Executive agencies Buildings Government departments Non-departmental public bodies Repairs and maintenance Office of the Deputy Prime Minister Ministers' private offices
Contains statistics: Yes
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