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Downing Street Services

Volume 167: debated on Thursday 22 February 1990

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To ask the Prime Minister what services at 10 Downing street are contracted out; what is the cost per service per year to public funds, respectively; and if she will make a statement.

The contracted-out services regularly used by my office include the following:

ServiceEstimated Annual Cost
£
Window Cleaning3,000
Catering24,570
Laundry and Dry Cleaning4,800
Taxis7,420
Switchboard223,000
In addition, in the current year, my office has made use of other contracted-out services for minor maintenance and redecoration and the management of refurbishment of the state rooms. The costs of all these contracted-out services are met from moneys voted by Parliament.