Department for Science, Innovation and Technology: Ministers' Private Offices
(asked on 16th December 2024) - View Source
Question to the Cabinet Office:
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the Answer of 4 December 2024 to Question 12891 on Department for Science, Innovation and Technology: Ministers' Private Offices, how much the Government Property Agency spent on (a) new furniture and fittings and (b) other refurbishment of Ministerial offices of the Department for Science, Innovation and Technology and its predecessor Departments between 4 July 2022 and 4 July 2024; and on what items.
The Government Property Agency confirmed £24,315.62 excluding VAT was spent during the period 4th July 2022 to 4th July 2024 on new furniture and fittings plus other refurbishment (including moves) This is broken down as follows;
New Furniture and Fittings - £526.87
Other Refurbishment of Ministerial Offices including moves - £23,788.75
The full itemised list can be found below:
(a) new furniture and fittings
Covering the period from the creation of DSIT, as announced by the Prime Minister on 7 February 2023 to 4 July 2024:
Date reference: 01/03/2023
What: Supply and installation of 4x key safe for private offices
How much: £302.89 ex VAT
Note: 1x key safe out of these 4 key safes was for the DSIT Permanent Secretary’s room (not ministerial) - however, we are not able to separate the cost of this from the overall costs for these fittings and works as a whole
Date reference: 02/02/2024
What: Supply and installation of key safe for private office
How much: £68.25 ex VAT
Date reference: 02/04/2024
What: Installation of portrait of HM The King at ministerial offices
How much: £51.91 ex VAT
Note: Portrait was supplied under the government's His Majesty The King's Portrait Scheme
Date reference: 16/04/2024
What: Installation of a heavy duty key safe for private office
How much: £103.82 ex VAT
(b) other refurbishment of Ministerial offices
Covering the period from the creation of DSIT, as announced by the Prime Minister on 7 February 2023 to 4 July 2024:
Date reference: 26/7/2023
What: Removal of whiteboards from wall, repair and redecoration (repainting) of damaged wall in ministerial office
How much: £472.98 ex VAT
Date reference: 7/8/2023
What: Churn of furniture (relocation, repositioning, removal of furniture to storeroom and installing furniture from storeroom) in private offices
How much: £311.47 ex VAT
Date reference: 16/11/2023
What: Churn of furniture (removal of furniture to storeroom and installing replacement furniture, reused from separate office) in ministerial office
How much: £415.30 ex VAT
Date reference: 15/12/2023
What: Major churn of furniture (internal movement and relocation of furniture to move ministerial teams to different rooms from previous rooms) of ministerial and private offices
How much: £13,661.92 ex VAT
Date reference: 19/1/2024
Removal of noticeboards and relocation of artwork, repair and redecoration (repainting) of damaged walls in 2x ministerial rooms
How much: £1,855.57 ex VAT
Date reference: 12/04/2024
Removal of whiteboards from 3x walls, repair and redecoration (repainting) of damaged walls in ministerial office
How much: £2,249.52 ex VAT
Date reference: 21/06/2024
What: Redecoration (repainting) of ministerial office
How much: £1,539.77 ex VAT
Note: Works completed prior to 4 July 2024
Date reference: 27/06/2024
What: Redecoration (repainting) of ministerial office, and installation of 7 pictures throughout ministerial office and private office
How much: £3,281.99
Note: Works completed prior to 4 July 2024
During this period DSIT was originally part of the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (BEIS) which was dissolved on 7th February 2023 and split into DESNZ, DSIT and DBT. As a result of this, the former BEIS departments were moved out of 1 Victoria Street and into different buildings. The GPA has no record of any ministerial furniture or refurbishment expenditure at the former BEIS office (1 Victoria Street) during the requested period.