Departmental Buildings

To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland with reference to the answer of 24 November 2008, Official Report, column 881W, on departmental buildings, what the cost of the works was before occupation. (250554)

The total cost of the works is shown in the following table.

Office name	Size (sq m)	Total cost of works, excluding VAT (£)
Lisburn Chambers, Linenhall Street, Lisburn, County Antrim	2493	1,159,580
Linum Chambers, Bedford Square, Bedford Street, Belfast	2802	998,753
Ballymena Chambers, Parkway, Ballymena, County Antrim	2494	1,055,500
Omagh Chambers, 2 Townhall Square, Omagh, County Tyrone	2265	1,070,633
Foyle Chambers, 35 Limavady Road, Londonderry, County Londonderry	2364	¹945,000
¹ Anticipated total cost.

Volume 487: debated on Monday 9 February 2009