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Asked by Carla LockhartDemocratic Unionist PartyNorthern Ireland OfficeTabled Answered 2 December 2025UIN 94543

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what the total expenditure has been on the upkeep and maintenance of Stormont House since the Northern Ireland Office vacated the building in 2022; and what future plans his Department has for the use or

Answered by Hilary Benn

Stormont House is owned and managed by the Northern Ireland Executive. Consequently, the Northern Ireland Office has incurred no expenditure on the building's upkeep or maintenance since vacating the premises in 2022.

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