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Departmental Buildings

Volume 508: debated on Tuesday 6 April 2010

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change whether his Department provides subsidised gym facilities for its staff. (324563)

The Department provides accommodation, at no cost, for gym facilities in 3 Whitehall Place. The actual gym facilities and equipment are provided and managed by the DEFRA Sports and Social Association.

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change how much his Department spent on interior design in relation to office refurbishments undertaken since its inception. (324675)

I refer the hon. Member to the answer I gave to his question 320471 on the cost of refurbishment on 22 March 2010, Official Report, column 101W, which included the cost of interior design. This cost cannot be separately identified. In addition, the cost of interior design in relation to internal communications work was £38,404 in 2008-09 and £54,522 in 2009-10.