14 Tothill Street

To ask the hon. Member for North Devon, representing the House of Commons Commission what expenditure the House of Commons Commission has incurred on (a) rent, (b) refurbishment, (c) business rates and (d) utility provision in respect of 14 Tothill Street in the last 12 months. (315095)

The Commons share of expenditure for 14 Tothill Street for the 12 months to 31 December 2009 was:

	£
(a) Rent	2,400,000
(b) Refurbishment	1,300,000
(c) Business rates	175,000
(d) Utilities	28,000

To ask the hon. Member for North Devon, representing the House of Commons Commission what contribution the House of Lords has made to the Commission towards the cost of (a) rent, (b) refurbishment, (c) business rates and (d) utilities in respect of 14 Tothill Street in the last 12 months. (315248)

The House of Lords made the following contributions for the year ended 31 December 2009:

	£
(a) Rent	1,610,000
(b) Refurbishment	3,239,000
(c) Business rates	117,000
(d) Utilities	29,000

Volume 505: debated on Wednesday 3 February 2010