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To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment was made of the (a) public value benefit and (b) value to the public purse when Somerset House was transferred from HM Government to the Somerset House Trust in 1997.

Asked by
Tim Loughton (Conservative)
Answering body
Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Date
18 March 2021
Reference
166298
House
House of Commons

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport what proposals he has for modification of the head lease of Somerset house to permit a wider range of potential uses.

Asked by
Lord Boswell of Aynho (Conservative)
Answering body
Department for Culture, Media and Sport
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Date
26 November 2007
Reference
468 c13W; 166360
House
House of Commons

Whether the new wing of Somerset House will be the location of the Supreme Court; and, if so, whether a heritage assessment thereof and of the footbridge between the new and west wings, built in 1873, will be undertaken to ensure that all necessary architectural features are maintained and that...

Asked by
Lord Christopher (Labour)
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Date
11 October 2004
Reference
HL 4218; 665 c38WA
House
House of Lords

Where it is proposed that the current occupants of the 'new' (1856) wing of Somerset House will move to if it becomes the location of a new Supreme Court; and what will be the cost of such a move. [HL 3751]. - Inc no figures.

Asked by
Lord Simon of Glaisdale (Crossbench)
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Date
20 July 2004
Reference
HL 3751; 664 c27WA
House
House of Lords

Whether they accept the findings by the Statistics Commission contained in its annual report 2003-04 (Cm 6250) of breaches by government departments of the Code of Practice; and, if not, which findings they do not accept and for what reasons. [HL 3758].

Asked by
Lord Lester of Herne Hill (Liberal Democrat)
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Date
20 July 2004
Reference
HL 3758; 664 c28WA
House
House of Lords

What catering facilities will be included for; (a) Justices; (b) staff; (c) advocates; and (d) the public in a Supreme Court if it is located in Somerset House. {HL 3753].

Asked by
Lord Simon of Glaisdale (Crossbench)
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Date
20 July 2004
Reference
664 c27WA
House
House of Lords

What would be the cost of adapting the 'new' (1856) wing of Somerset House for the purposes of a Supreme Court. [HL 3752]. - Inc no figures.

Asked by
Lord Simon of Glaisdale (Crossbench)
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Date
20 July 2004
Reference
HL 3752; 664 c27WA
House
House of Lords

What library facilities would be provided in a Supreme Court if it is located in Somerset House and at what cost. [HL 3754]. - Inc figure.

Asked by
Lord Simon of Glaisdale (Crossbench)
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Date
20 July 2004
Reference
HL 3754; 664 c27WA
House
House of Lords

Who are the present occupants of the 'new' (1856) wing of Somerset House, which is one of the proposed sites for a Supreme Court. [HL 3750].

Asked by
Lord Simon of Glaisdale (Crossbench)
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Date
20 July 2004
Reference
HL 3750; 664 c26-7WA
House
House of Lords

What public expenditure has been incurred in relation to building work taking place in the offices of the Inland Revenue at Somerset House; what is the purpose of those works; and by what authority and on what departmental vote the costs are being borne. [HL 838].

Asked by
Earl Attlee (Conservative)
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Date
28 January 2004
Reference
HL 838; 657 c48WA
House
House of Lords

What discussions or contacts the Lord Chancellor or officials of the Department for Constitutional Affairs have had with representatives of English Heritage to discuss the possible adaption of any part of Somerset House, or any other site, for use as a potential Supreme Court; and when those contacts were first...

Asked by
Earl Attlee (Conservative)
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Date
27 January 2004
Reference
HL 842; 657 c29WA
House
House of Lords

Whether the Lord Chancellor or the Department for Constitutional Affairs have been consulted at any stage on the commissioning or specification of works being carried out at Somerset House on the offices of the Inland Revenue; if so what was the purpose of this consultation; and whether the Department for...

Asked by
Earl Attlee (Conservative)
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Date
27 January 2004
Reference
HL 839; 657 c28WA
House
House of Lords

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what discussions he has had with the Chancellor of the Exchequer concerning the occupation by Inland Revenue of premises at Somerset House; and if he will make a statement.

Asked by
Peter Ainsworth (Conservative)
Answering body
Department for Culture, Media and Sport
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Date
5 April 2001
Reference
156148; 366 c258W
House
House of Commons

To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, If he will make a statement on the future occupancy of Somerset House by the Inland Revenue. (Failed OPQ).

Asked by
Lord Tyler (Liberal Democrat)
Answering body
Treasury
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Date
18 May 2000
Reference
121388; 350 c254-5W;350 c256-7W
House
House of Commons

When the agreement made between the then Deputy Prime Minister and the then Chancellor of the Exchequer for the removal from Somerset House of all Inland Revenue personnel will be implemented; and what is the total number of such personnel currently working in that building. [HL 3049]. - Inc fig.

Asked by
Lord Marlesford (Conservative)
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Date
31 July 1998
Reference
HL 3049; 592 c256WA
House
House of Lords

When, and on what terms, the recent lease for Somerset House was agreed between the Inland Revenue and the government agency concerned. [HL 3048]. - Inc figs.

Asked by
Lord Marlesford (Conservative)
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Date
30 July 1998
Reference
592 c245WA; HL 3048
House
House of Lords

Statement on plans to open up Somerset House to wider public access. - Inc figs.

Asked by
Jackie Lawrence (Labour)
Answering body
Treasury
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Date
25 November 1997
Reference
301 c469-70W; 17925
House
House of Commons

To what uses Somerset House is currently being put.

Asked by
Lord Onslow of Woking (Conservative)
Answering body
Department of the Environment
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Date
6 November 1995
Reference
40231; 265 c599-600W
House
House of Commons

What conclusions they have reached on the future of Somerset House.

Asked by
Lord Houghton of Sowerby (Labour)
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Date
11 July 1995
Reference
565 c106WA
House
House of Lords

What decision HMG have reached on the future of Somerset House.

Asked by
Lord Houghton of Sowerby (Labour)
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Date
29 June 1995
Reference
565 c62WA
House
House of Lords