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To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, if he will list the official residences for which his Department is responsible; who occupies each one; what the annual cost is of running each property; what contribution the occupants of each make towards running costs; what the total capital and refurbishment expenditure has...

Asked by

Lord Grayling (Conservative)

Answering body

Office of the Deputy Prime Minister

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Tabled on

31 January 2005

For answer on

4 April 2005

Answered on

4 April 2005

Chris Grayling: To ask the Deputy Prime Minister if he will list the official residences for which his Department is responsible; who occupies each one; what the annual cost is of running each property; what contribution the occupants of each make towards running costs; what the total capital and refurbishment expenditure has been on those properties in each of the past five years; how much money was spent in each property on (a) flowers and plants, (b) wine and entertaining, (c) food, (d) telephone bills and (e) electricity and gas in 2003-04; how many (i) domestic and (ii) maintenance staff are employed at each property, broken down by post; and what the total cost of staff employment was in 2003-04. [213562] Yvette Cooper: With regard to which residences the Office of the Deputy Prime Minister is responsible for and who occupies them, I refer the hon. Member to my right hon. Friend the Prime Minister's answer of 20 January 2005, Official Report, column 1037W. On general running and refurbishment/maintenance costs of residences, I refer the hon. Member to the answer given by my hon. Friend the Member for Corby (Phil Hope) to the hon. Member for Hertford and Stortford (Mr. Prisk) on 18 November 2004, Official Report, column 1733W. The costs of other expenditure items in the official residence in Admiralty House of my right hon. Friend the Deputy Prime Minister are as follows: (a) There have been no flowers or plants provided from public funds. (b) The Office of the Deputy Prime Minister's entertainment budget does not detail expenditure by venue and this could be provided only at disproportionate cost. (c) There has been no expenditure on food from public funds. (d) The cost of telephone calls was £857.20 in 2003-04. (e) The cost of electricity and gas was £1,361.00 in 2003-04. i. There are no domestic staff providing services in the official residence occupied by my right hon. Friend the Deputy Prime Minister. ii. Maintenance within the residence is provided under a Cabinet Office contract and the cost of this is included within the service charge. There are no maintenance staff employed exclusively in my right hon. Friend the Deputy Prime Minister's official residence. The Office of the Deputy Prime Minister also has the use of Dorneywood, which is a Trust property available for use by Ministers.

Date

4 April 2005

Reference

432 c1146-7W; 213562

House

House of Commons

Treasury

To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will list the official residences for which his Department is responsible; who occupies each one; what the annual cost is of running each property; what contribution the current occupants make towards the running costs of each; what the total capital and...

Asked by

Lord Grayling (Conservative)

Answering body

Treasury

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

21 March 2005

Reference

432 c548-9W; 213609

House

House of Commons

Cabinet Office

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, if he will list the official residences for which his Department is responsible; who occupies each one; what the annual cost is of running each property; what contribution the occupants of each made towards running costs; what the total capital and refurbishment...

Asked by

Lord Grayling (Conservative)

Answering body

Cabinet Office

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

15 March 2005

Reference

432 c236W;432 c234W; 213557

House

House of Commons

Central Rating List (England) Regulations 2005

SI 2005/551 (Negative instrument). Coming into force in accordance with regulation 1.

Department

Office of the Deputy Prime Minister

Type

Statutory instruments

Date

10 March 2005

Reference

SI 2005/551

House

House of Commons; House of Lords

Dept for Environment Food and Rural Affairs

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if she will list the official residences for which her Department is responsible; who occupies each one; what the annual cost is of running each property; what contribution the occupants of each make towards running costs; what the...

Asked by

Lord Grayling (Conservative)

Answering body

Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Tabled on

31 January 2005

For answer on

9 March 2005

Answered on

9 March 2005

Chris Grayling: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs if she will list the official residences for which her Department is responsible; who occupies each one; what the annual cost is of running each property; what contribution the occupants of each make towards running costs; what the total capital and refurbishment expenditure has been on those properties in each of the past five years; how much money was spent in each property on (a) flowers and plants, (b) wine and entertaining, (c) food, (d) telephone bills and (e) electricity and gas in 2003-04; how many (i) domestic and (ii) maintenance staff are employed at each property, broken down by post; and what the total cost of staff employment was in 2003-04. [213560] Alun Michael: The Department is responsible for one official residence, an apartment at Admiralty House, London, which is occupied by the Secretary of State. Since Admiralty House is Government owned, running costs are paid by the Department to the Cabinet Office. Current annual running costs of £195,000 are paid in respect of rent and a service charge, which covers costs for utilities (including electricity and gas) security, facilities management and general maintenance. The Secretary of State does not contribute directly towards these costs but does pay a related personal `tax' charge. The telephone charges are included within the Department's general telephone expenditure. Since the Department was created in June 2001, we have not been advised of any capital or refurbishment expenditure. Any such expenditure is the responsibility of the Cabinet Office who would re-charge the Department through the service charge. The Department incurs no expenditure on flowers and plants, wine and entertaining or food. There are no domestic or maintenance staff employed by the Department.

Date

9 March 2005

Reference

431 c1814-5W;431 c1810W; 213560

House

House of Commons

Home Office

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if he will list the official residences for which his Department is responsible; who occupies each one; what the annual cost is of running each property; what contribution the current occupants make towards the running costs of each; what the...

Asked by

Lord Grayling (Conservative)

Answering body

Home Office

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Tabled on

31 January 2005

For answer on

8 March 2005

Answered on

8 March 2005

Chris Grayling: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department if he will list the official residences for which his Department is responsible; who occupies each one; what the annual cost is of running each property; what contribution the current occupants make towards the running costs of each; what the total capital and refurbishment expenditure has been on those properties in each of the past five years; how much money was spent in each property on (a) flowers and plants, (b) wine and entertaining, (c) food, (d) telephone bills and (e) electricity and gas in 2003-04; how many (i) domestic and (ii) maintenance staff are employed at each property, broken down by post; and what the total cost of staff employment at each was in 2003-04. [213613] Mr. Charles Clarke: I refer the hon. Member to the answer given by the Prime Minister to him on 20 January 2004, Official Report, column 1037W. The annual cost of running the property referred to varies from year to year. In the last complete year 2003-04 the total cost was £9,557 excluding security provision, site rent and capital charge for the leasehold interest. The occupier is responsible for meeting all expenditure on (a) flowers and plants, (b) wine and entertaining, (c) food, and (d) private telephone bills. There are no domestic or maintenance staff employed by the Department. The cost of electricity and gas in 2003-04 was £433 and £1,786 respectively. These costs are met by the current occupier with effect from 31 December 2004. Information on cost of official phone calls can only be found at disproportionate cost. The total capital and refurbishment expenditure in each of the last five years has been: Capital and refurbishment expenditure _________________________________________________________________________________________________. £ 2000-01 0 2001-02 73,240 2002-03 27,440 2003-04 0 2004-05 0 _________________________________________________________________________________________________. A major programme of cyclical refurbishment--the first for some years--was completed in late spring 2002. This was needed to maintain the repair and value property and to deal with the impact of substantial flood and storm damage.

Date

8 March 2005

Reference

431 c1690-1W;431 c1686-7W; 213613

House

House of Commons

Dept for Transport

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 21 February 2005,431 c214W, on street works, if he will place in the Library copies of the documents to which reference is made. - Copies of the report "Estimation of the Cost of Delay from Utilities' Street...

Asked by

Christopher Chope (Conservative)

Answering body

Department for Transport

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

3 March 2005

Reference

431 c1337-8W;431 c1331-2W; 212386

House

House of Commons

Dept for Constitutional Affairs

To ask the Parliamentary Secretary, Department for Constitutional Affairs, if he will list the official residences for which his Department is responsible; who occupies each one; what the annual cost is of running each property; what contribution the current occupants make towards the running costs of each; what the total...

Asked by

Lord Grayling (Conservative)

Answering body

Department for Constitutional Affairs

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Tabled on

31 January 2005

For answer on

1 March 2005

Answered on

1 March 2005

Chris Grayling: To ask the Parliamentary Secretary, Department for Constitutional Affairsif he will list the official residences for which his Department is responsible; who occupies each one; what the annual cost is of running each property; what contribution the current occupants make towards the running costs of each; what the total capital and refurbishment expenditure has been on those properties in each of the past five years; how much money was spent in each property on (a) flowers and plants, (b) wine and entertaining, (c) food, (d) telephone bills and (e) electricity and gas in 2003-04; how many (i) domestic and (ii) maintenance staff are employed at each property, broken down by post; and what the total cost of staff employment at each was in 2003-04. [213612] Mr. Lammy: My Department is not responsible for any official residences. The Palace of Westminster is responsible for the maintenance of the Lord Chancellor's residence in the House of Lords and for any work that needs to be carried out. There are no permanent staff employed at the residence. The Lord Chancellor's Private Office is responsible for the administration of the residence in terms of organising tours of the residence and keeping the diary of charitable functions. The Department does not make any contributions to the running cost of the residence. No refurbishment work has been carried out in the last five years. The cost of (a) flowers and plants, (b) wine and entertaining and (c) food for the past five years is as follows: (a) Flowers and Plants 2004--£609.23 2005--£27 (b) Wine and Entertaining 2005--£248.76 2004- £2,914.12 2003- £841.49 (c) Food 2005--£5,286.46 2004--£29,440.78 2003--£8,447.71 No figures are available centrally before 2003

Date

1 March 2005

Reference

213612; 431 c1095-6W;431 c1091-2W

House

House of Commons

Dept for Education and Skills

To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, if she will list the official residences for which her Department is responsible; who occupies each one; what the annual cost is of running each property; what contribution the occupants of each make towards running costs; what the total capital...

Asked by

Lord Grayling (Conservative)

Answering body

Department for Education and Skills

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

28 February 2005

Reference

213561; 431 c937W;431 c933W

House

House of Commons

Ministry of Defence

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will list the official residences for which his Department is responsible; who occupies each one; what the annual cost is of running each property; what contribution the occupants of each make towards running costs; what the total capital and refurbishment...

Asked by

Lord Grayling (Conservative)

Answering body

Ministry of Defence

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

24 February 2005

Reference

213563; 431 c805W;431 c801W

House

House of Commons

Dept for International Development

To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, if he will list the official residences for which his Department is responsible; who occupies each one; what the annual cost is of running each property; what contribution the current occupants make towards the running costs of each; what the total...

Asked by

Lord Grayling (Conservative)

Answering body

Department for International Development

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Tabled on

31 January 2005

For answer on

22 February 2005

Answered on

22 February 2005

Chris Grayling: To ask the Secretary of State for International Development if he will list the official residences for which his Department is responsible; who occupies each one; what the annual cost is of running each property; what contribution the current occupants make towards the running costs of each; what the total capital and refurbishment expenditure has been on those properties in each of the past five years; how much money was spent in each property on (a) flowers and plants, (b) wine and entertaining, (c) food, (d) telephone bills and (e) electricity and gas in 2003-04; how many (i) domestic and (ii) maintenance staff are employed at each property, broken down by post; and what the total cost of staff employment at each was in 2003-04. [213604] Hilary Benn: DFID currently owns 11 domestic properties overseas, in Zimbabwe (3), Solomon Islands (1), and Malawi (7). DFID also provides approximately 450 UK-based staff posted overseas with commercially leased accommodation. DFID does not pay for flowers and plants, food, wine, or domestic staff, all of which are the responsibility of the occupier. Individuals receive a cost of living allowance, and where appropriate a gardening allowance, in respect of the additional costs incurred of living overseas, and these allowances vary depending on location. Official expenditure on business phone calls and utilities are met from individual delegated budgets but are not separately identifiable and this detailed information cannot be obtained without incurring disproportionate cost. Similarly, information on the individual occupancy of each of the overseas properties, and the overall cost to DFID, are not held centrally and cannot be obtained without incurring disproportionate cost.

Date

22 February 2005

Reference

213604; 431 c471-2W;431 c467-8W

House

House of Commons

Scotland Office

To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, if he will list the official residences for which his Department is responsible; who occupies each one; what the annual cost is of running each property; what contribution the current occupants make towards the running costs of each; what the total capital...

Asked by

Lord Grayling (Conservative)

Answering body

Scotland Office

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

22 February 2005

Reference

213606; 431 c594-5W;431 c590-1W

House

House of Commons

Northern Ireland Office

To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, if he will list the official residences for which his Department is responsible; who occupies each one; what the annual cost is of running each property; what contribution the current occupants make towards the running costs of each; what the total...

Asked by

Lord Grayling (Conservative)

Answering body

Northern Ireland Office

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Tabled on

31 January 2005

For answer on

22 February 2005

Answered on

22 February 2005

Chris Grayling: To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland if he will list the official residences for which his Department is responsible; who occupies each one; what the annual cost is of running each property; what contribution the current occupants make towards the running costs of each; what the total capital and refurbishment expenditure has been on those properties in each of the past five years; how much money was spent in each property on (a) flowers and plants, (b) wine and entertaining, (c) food, (d) telephone bills and (e) electricity and gas in 2003-04; how many (i) domestic and (ii) maintenance staff are employed at each property, broken down by post; and what the total cost of staff employment at each was in 2003-04. [213605] Mr. Pearson: Hillsborough Castle is the official residence of the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland. The facilities at the castle are also used to provide official hospitality, overnight accommodation and to carry out other official business. The range of activities can include political meetings, hospitality for visiting dignitaries, the Secretary of State's garden party, and citizenship ceremonies. In addition to its use by the Northern Ireland Office and other Government Departments, charities and local community groups can request to use the facilities, generally for fund raising purposes, and the castle and grounds are open at certain times of the year for guided tours. The total cost of running Hillsborough Castle in the 2003-04 financial year was £1,285,224.08. This includes the maintenance of the listed building and grounds; the security of the castle and its grounds and that of Ministers, officials and visitors while present at the castle. It also includes the cost hosting of the events listed above, as well as catering, hospitality and administration. The Secretary of State is on duty while at Hillsborough Castle and therefore his costs count as official expense. Records of expenditure on refurbishment are an integral part of the records that cover many other items of building maintenance and repair. It would be possible to identify only those items that relate specifically to refurbishment only at disproportionate cost. During the 2003-04 year £16,769.87 was spent on flowers and plants. This included plants and flowers for the 100 acre listed estate surrounding the castle and flowers for functions. A total £171,107.56 was spent on all catering and hospitality related items (the costs of food wine and entertaining not being separately available). £19,254.33 was spent on telephone system including calls, installations and maintenance. £64,360.56 was spent on power, including electricity, gas, oil and other forms of fuel. The total cost for all staff in the 2003-04 year was £660,715.61. There are currently the equivalent of 5.5 full-time domestic staff employed at Hillsborough Castle but no maintenance staff.

Date

22 February 2005

Reference

213605; 431 c571-2W;431 c567-8W

House

House of Commons

Crossrail Bill. Explanatory Notes Bill 62-EN also published.

Member

Lord Darling of Roulanish (Labour)

Department

Department for Transport

Type

Hybrid bills

Date

22 February 2005

Reference

Bill 62 2004/05

House

House of Commons

Dept for Transport

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what research he has evaluated on the effects of utility street works on traffic congestion levels; and if he will revise the Government's published estimate of the contribution of utility company street works to congestion in the light of that research.

Asked by

Christopher Chope (Conservative)

Answering body

Department for Transport

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

21 February 2005

Reference

431 c214W; 217405

House

House of Commons

Dept for Transport

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if he will list the official residences for which his Department is responsible; who occupies each one; what the annual cost is of running each property; what contribution the current occupants make towards the running costs of each; what the total capital...

Asked by

Lord Grayling (Conservative)

Answering body

Department for Transport

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

21 February 2005

Reference

431 c210W; 213608

House

House of Commons

Office of the Deputy Prime Minister

To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, what the running costs of the Department were in each year since 1997, broken down by (a) electricity, (b) water, (c) gas, (d) telephones, (e) mobile telephones and (f) televisions. - Including tables and fact that Office of the Deputy Prime Minister was established...

Asked by

George Osborne (Conservative)

Answering body

Office of the Deputy Prime Minister

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Tabled on

16 December 2004

For answer on

9 February 2005

Answered on

9 February 2005

Mr. George Osborne: To ask the Deputy Prime Minister what the running costs of the Department were in each year since 1997, broken down by (a) electricity, (b) water, (c) gas, (d) telephones, (e) mobile telephones and (f) televisions. [206682] Yvette Cooper: The Office of the Deputy Prime Minister was established in May 2002. Running costs incurred since that date are in the following table. VAT is included where this is appropriate. (a) Electricity costs incurred by the Office of the Deputy Prime Minister for the years 2002-03 and 2003-04 _________________________________________________________________________________________________. £000 2002-03 2003-04 Office of the Deputy Prime Minister1 941 886 QEII Conference Centre 229 330 Total 1,170 1,216 _________________________________________________________________________________________________. 1 Including Fire Service College and PINS The increase in electrical consumption is due mostly to a rise in occupational density throughout the estate, which has resulted in increased air conditioning systems and IT equipment use in the buildings. The energy used in the QEII Conference Centre is dependent on the commercial activities undertaken. Recent refurbishment of the air-conditioning systems should improve the Centre's overall efficiency. The Office of the Deputy Prime Minister is investigating options for reducing energy consumption across the estate. Surveys of the Office of the Deputy Prime Minister's main office buildings are being undertaken and action plans for fuel reduction produced. (b) Water and sewage costs incurred by the Office of the Deputy Prime Minister for the years 2002-03 and 2003-04 _________________________________________________________________________________________________. £000 2002-03 2003-04 Office of the Deputy Prime Minister 29 32 Agencies 107 121 Total 136 153 _________________________________________________________________________________________________. (c) Gas costs incurred by the Office of the Deputy Prime Minister for the years 2002-03 and 2003-04 _________________________________________________________________________________________________. £000 2002-03 2003-04 Office of the Deputy Prime Minister1 357 406 QEII Conference Centre 43 62 Total 400 468 _________________________________________________________________________________________________. 1 Including agencies. Increased use of the two gas-fired Combined Heat and Power installations in the HQ estate has also resulted in an increased use of gas. Heating fuel costs have risen by 15 per cent., mainly due to a 9 per cent. increase in gas prices. (d) Telephony costs incurred by the Office of the Deputy Prime Minister for the years 2002-03 and 2003-04 _________________________________________________________________________________________________. £000 2002-03 2003-04 Office of the Deputy Prime Minister 1,073 1,647 Agencies N/a 138 Total 1,073 1,785 _________________________________________________________________________________________________. Information on telephony costs in 2002/03 for Agencies of the Office of the Deputy Prime Minister is not available. For part (e) , information on mobile phones used by officials of the Office of the Deputy Prime Minister is not held centrally and could be provided only at disproportionate cost. For part (f) , in 2003-04, the Office of the Deputy Prime Minister spent £19,800 on cable and satellite subscriptions. No figures are available for 2002-03. This answer excludes the buildings occupied by Government Offices, who carry out functions on behalf of 10 Government Departments.

Date

9 February 2005

Reference

206682; 430 c1581-3W

House

House of Commons

Foreign and Commonwealth Office

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what the cost has been to the United Kingdom in each of the last five years of UK peacekeeping forces; and if he will make a statement. - Inc table.

Asked by

Tom Cox (Labour)

Answering body

Foreign and Commonwealth Office

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Tabled on

1 February 2005

For answer on

9 February 2005

Answered on

9 February 2005

Tom Cox: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what the cost has been to the United Kingdom in each of the last five years of UK peacekeeping forces; and if he will make a statement. [214384] Mr. Rammell: The Foreign and Commonwealth Office has been administering the Government's financial contributions to peacekeeping and other peace support operations since 2001. That is when funding these activities was brought within the management structure of the Africa and Global Conflict Prevention Pools, except where the scale or volatility of such activity would seriously impact on other pool activities. The Global and Africa Conflict Prevention Pools combine the knowledge and resources of the Ministry of Defence, Department for International Development and the Foreign and Commonwealth Office. It has a unique funding arrangement specifically voted by Parliament for conflict prevention and reduction. Total expenditure on peacekeeping and peace support operations from the pools since 2001 is shown in the table. The figures include both assessed and voluntary contributions to the UN and other organisations. Nearest £ million _________________________________________________________________________________________________. Financial year Cost 2001-02 458 2002-03 386 2003-04 288 2004-05 1336 _________________________________________________________________________________________________. 1 Current forecast: accounts to be finalised after the end of the 2004-05 financial year.

Date

9 February 2005

Reference

430 c1553-5W; 214384

House

House of Commons

Dept for Work and Pensions

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if he will list the official residences for which his Department is responsible; who occupies each one; what the annual cost is of running each property; what contribution the current occupants make towards the running costs of each; what the...

Asked by

Lord Grayling (Conservative)

Answering body

Department for Work and Pensions

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

9 February 2005

Reference

430 c1564-5W; 213611

House

House of Commons

Dept for Culture Media and Sport

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, if she will list the official residences for which her Department is responsible; who occupies each one; what the annual cost is of running each property; what contribution the occupants of each make towards running costs; what the total...

Asked by

Lord Grayling (Conservative)

Answering body

Department for Culture, Media and Sport

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

7 February 2005

Reference

430 c1306W; 213564

House

House of Commons

Librarians' tools

Type

House

Session

Year

Department

Member

Primary member

Answering member

Legislative stage

Legislation

Subject

Publisher