Written question asked by George Osborne (Conservative) on Tuesday, 14 December 2004, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Tuesday, 21 December 2004. It was answered by Hilary Benn (Labour) on Tuesday, 21 December 2004 on behalf of the Department for International Development.

Dept for International Development

Question: To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what the cost of refurbishments in his Department was in each year since 1997; and what the planned expenditure is for 2005-06. - Inc figures.

Answer: Mr. George Osborne: To ask the Secretary of State for International Development what the cost of refurbishments in his Department was in each year since 1997; and what the planned expenditure is for 2005-06. [205668] Hilary Benn: The following projects have been carried out on DFID UK buildings, over the period in question: 1 Palace Street London (leased): Refurbishment project over the period 2000-01 to 2001-02, total cost £27 million. 20 Victoria Street, London (leased): Refurbishment of building over the period 2001-02, total cost £1.2 million. Abercrombie House, East Kilbride (freehold): Refurbishment project over the period 2002-03 to date, total cost £16 million. The estimated expenditure for 2005-06 is £300,000, being the balance of the completion of the Abercrombie House refurbishment.

Secondary information

Type: Written question
Reference: 205668; 428 c1599W;428 c1597W
Session: 2004-05
Subjects: Costs Buildings Department for International Development Government departments Repairs and maintenance
Contains statistics: Yes
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