Written answers
Tuesday, 5 December 2006

Constitutional Affairs
Courts: Salisbury

Robert Key (Salisbury, Conservative)
To ask the Minister of State, Department for Constitutional Affairs what her most recent estimate is of the cost of the proposed new Court House in Salisbury.

Harriet Harman (Minister of State, Department for Constitutional Affairs)
I refer the hon. Gentleman to the response given last week on 29 November 2006, Official Report, column 762W, in which I said that I expect the capital cost of the project to the developer to be approximately £14.5 million. This is the most recent estimate for the proposed new Court House in Salisbury.

Written answers
Wednesday, 29 November 2006

Constitutional Affairs
Court House (Salisbury)

Robert Key (Salisbury, Conservative)
To ask the Minister of State, Department for Constitutional Affairs when work will start on the construction of the new Court House in Salisbury; when the new courts will be in service; and what the estimated cost is of the project.

Harriet Harman (Minister of State, Department for Constitutional Affairs)
Construction on the new Courthouse in Salisbury is expected to start in May 2007, with the new facility being open for service in January 2009. It will be built as a Private Developer Scheme (PDS) which means that HMCS will be spending less than £1 million in fees, and will not take a capital risk. Instead we will take a guaranteed lease from the successful bidder who will take that risk. We expect that the capital cost of the project to the developer will be approximately £14.5 million.