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Departmental Buildings

Volume 486: debated on Monday 12 January 2009

To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland how much has been spent by his Department on renovation and refurbishment of its properties in each of the last five years. (245302)

Under the terms of its building leases the Office is required to maintain the buildings to an acceptable standard of decoration and repair. The Scotland Office does not separately identify the costs of renovation and refurbishment from the routine repair and replacement of existing facilities. Over the period of the last five years, the Office has shared its accommodation with a number of other Government Departments. The following figures show the gross total for repairs and maintenance of Scotland Office buildings, but does not include the contribution by the Departments towards their share of the costs.

Cost (£)

2003-04

179,853

2004-05

374,129

2005-06

331,803

2006-07

355,071

2007-08

11,011,254

1 In 2007-08 this included roof and exterior repairs to Dover House in London.