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Departmental Expert Groups

Angus Robertson: To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government what expert groups her Department has set up in each year since it was established. [213196]

Mr. Dhanda: Details of formal, standing bodies set up by Government to provide independent, expert advice to Departments and Ministers are published annually by the Cabinet Office. These bodies, known as advisory non-departmental public bodies (NDPBs), are listed in the annual ‘Public Bodies’ publication. ‘Public Bodies’ also contains some details on short-term advisory groups and task forces. Copies of ‘Public Bodies’ dating back to 1999 can be viewed and downloaded from

http://www.civilservice.gov.uk/about/public/bodies.asp.

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Copies are also available in the Library.

The publication ‘Department for Communities and Local Government's Public Bodies for 2007’ contains the most recent information about public bodies sponsored by the Department, current as at 31 March 2007. This is available at:

http://www.communities.gov.uk/documents/corporate/pdf/612539.pdf.

Departmental ICT

Pete Wishart: To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government what the value of her Department’s computer systems (a) was at the time of purchase and (b) is now. [214674]

Mr. Dhanda: At the latest audited date—31 March 2007—the value of computer systems in the Department’s
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accounts was £21.4 million. The value of these systems was £42.4 million at the time of purchase. The Department compiles its accounts consistent with HM Treasury’s Financial Reporting Manual (FreM).

Departmental Property

Stewart Hosie: To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government how much her Department spent on (a) new capital investment and (b) refurbishment of property in each of the last 10 years, broken down by project. [212875]

Mr. Dhanda: This Department has not made any new capital investments.

This Department and its predecessor spend on refurbishment is shown in the following tables:

CLG
	2002-03	2003-04	2004-05	2005-06	2006-07	2007-08
Open Space Works inc flexible desking pilot	—	—	—	142,999	2,625,851	4,883,632
Space planning reorganisation HMD, HR and FRD	136,663	443,826	—	—	—	—
Allington Towers
General refurbishment on occupation of building	—	—	114,969	—	—	—
Replace ceiling tiles	—	—	—	—	—	112,568
Ashdown House
Window cleaning cradle	—	385,483	—	—	—	—
Disability access works (teapoints)	—	184,723	—	—	—	—
Replace fire alarm hardware and software	—	—	104,571	121,301	—	—
Disability access works (lifts)	—	—	—	134,157	—	—
Machinery of Government reorganisation	—	—	—	—	151,708	—-
Eland House
Additional conference rooms	266,930	—	—	—	—	—
Space Planning Reorganisation 6th/7th floors	977,565	—	—	—	—	—
Atria Improvements	—	431,516	—	—	—	—
Replace fire alarm hardware	—	130,474	—	—	—	—
Space planning/reorganisation 5th, 8th & 9th floors	—	—	—	1,753,180	—	—
Disability access work (lifts)	—	—	—	296,311	—	—
Replace fire alarm hardware and software	—	—	—	176,033	311,122	—
Smoke duct work at Eland House	—	—	—	—	146,145	—
Machinery of Government reorganisation	—	—	—	—	229,149	—
Burlington House
External works	—	—	369,120	2,407,249	583,858	—
Total	1,381,158	1,576,022	588,660	5,031,230	4,047,833	4,996,200

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Agencies
	2002-03	2003-04	2004-05	2005-06	2006-07	2007-08
Fire Service College
Redevelopment of the breathing apparatus servicing area	—	—	296,000	—	—	—
Development of the simulation suite	—	—	—	338,000	—	—
Investment in IT infrastructure	—	—	—	65,000	—	—
Street lighting and CCTV	—	—	—	247,000	—	—
General site improvements	—	—	—	107,000	—	—
Restaurant refurbishment	—	—	—	—	401,000	—
General site improvements	—	—	—	—	121,000	—
Refurbishment of kitchens	—	—	—	—	87,000	—
QEII CC
Conference room and dining furniture	151,000	—	—	—	—	—
Goods lift refurbishment	170,000	—	—	—	—	—
Rewiring	29,000	—	—	—	—	—
Refurbishment of floors 1 to 4	—	1,425,000	—	—	—	—
Furniture	—	525,000	38,000	39,000	6,000	—
Lift refurbishment	—	170,000	—	—	—	—
Refurbishment of toilets	—	—	356,000	—	—	—
Lift and air conditioning refurbishments	—	—	1,084,000	—	—	68,000
Air conditioning refurbishments	—	—	—	1,468,000	985,000	—
Installation of disabled toilet facilities	—	—	—	41,000	—	—
Installation of energy efficiency lighting in Churchill auditorium	—	—	—	—	223,000	—
Theatre lighting refurbishment	—	—	—	—	—	320,000
Third floor cabling renewal	—	—	—	—	—	773,000
Fleming and Whittle seating capacity expansion	—	—	—	—	—	225,000
Total	350,000	2,120,000	1,774,000	2,305,000	1,823,000	1,386,000

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