1. The table at Annex A provides a detailed breakdown of the expenditure summarised in Figure 11 of the C&AG's report on the Cancellation of Bicester Accommodation Centre.
2. Mr Bacon also asked (Q120) for a detailed breakdown of Home Office pay costs (including Agency staff) for the Accommodation Centres project. This is attached at Annex B. As noted in the Figure 11 of the NAO's report, the breakdown of salary costs (totalling £1,864k for the project as a whole) was £616k for Bicester and £1,248k for other sites. This apportionment is on the basis that the £1,248k costs incurred between 2001-02 and 2003-04 could not be attributed to individual sites, being as they were related to policy development of the whole programme of accommodation centres, research, and identification of suitable sites. The £616k salary costs incurred in 2004-05 and 2005-06 relate specifically to the development of the site at Bicester.
3. Mr Bacon also asked (Q131) how many staff from Global Solutions (GSL) were engaged in the development of the site at Bicester. We have written to GSL regarding this. Acknowledging the difficulties posed by the distance of time, GSL have provided a broad indication of the number of staff committed to the Bicester project.
4. Carillion, GSL's main sub-contractor, have advised that they had approximately 65 people committed to the project and GSL's records suggest a figure of 29 from their own staff, giving a total of 94 people. These figures include principal sub-contractors for each company.