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Attorney General: Ministers' Private Offices

Asked by Sir Ashley FoxConservativeAttorney GeneralTabled Answered 31 October 2024UIN 9604

The question

To ask the Solicitor General, how much was spent on (a) new furniture and fittings and (b) other refurbishment of Ministerial offices in her Department since the dissolution of the last Parliament; and on what items this was spent.

Answered by Sarah Sackman

Following the dissolution of the last Parliament on 30 May 2024 and before the General Election on 4 July 2024, and prior to the appointment of the Attorney General and I, officials in the Attorney General’s Office arranged for the two ministerial offices to be modestly refurbished. The refurbishment was completed on 30 June 2024 and the costs are set out below.

DescriptionCost
Painting and decorating£3,510.95
Replacement of carpet tiles£6,448.51
IT monitor£151.00

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