9. In this context, takes note that at its meeting on 1 April 2009, the Bureau unanimously approved the re-structuring plan for DG INLO in relation to the maintenance and management of the Parliament's buildings and the creation of specialised central services to improve the quality of budgetary control and of public procurement procedures; stresses that the final decisions concerning the appropriate level of resources, for DG INLO as well as for other services, are part of the first reading of the budget in the autumn according to t ...[+++]he normal procedures; stresses that the choice to be made, from a budgetary point of view, relates to the level of property expertise Parliament needs to have in-house so as to ensure that the maintenance tasks entrusted to external suppliers will be properly defined and their performance adequately controlled; in this context, notes that the single external report cited deals mainly with building security, but also maintenance and management issues and how they can be improved;

*Question No. 73 Ms. Dawn Black: With regards to private contracting for food services on Canadian Forces Wings, Bases or Stations: (a) were requests for proposals (RFPs) issued for private companies to create franchise services for food services on military bases at any time over the last two years; (b) if RFPs were issued, was Public Works and Government Services Canada involved during the tendering process and were the tenders administered in accordance with the Financial Administration Act; (c) what directorate, group or principal of the Department of National Defence (DND) administered or managed the tendering process; (d) if, and when, contracts were awarded, what ...[+++] were the agreements for utility costs such as water, electricity, heat, and sewage with the winning bidders; (e) for government-owned infrastructure occupied by private sector franchises or companies, are there lease or rental agreements in place; (f) who are the owners of freestanding buildings on military wings and bases, and if the sole occupant and owner is a franchise or company, how are the property taxes assessed and paid, including all utilities for these buildings; (g) for government-owned facilities that are occupied either partially or solely by private sector franchises or companies, how are maintenance costs to building repairs or preventive maintenance schedules handled for the private sector occupants, and who performs the work; (h) are private sector franchises required to carry and show proof of insurance for personal liability, personal and property damages for these facilities; (i) are there service level agreements set up for emergency services such as police, fire and paramedics between franchises, companies and DND; (j) who are the contract managers for any contracts let for private franchises; (k) what is the length of each contract for all aspects of utility costs, leasing, and rental agreements; (l) has there been any loss in income to any base commander’s budget b ...

25. The expenditure in 2005 relating to the occupation of the Belliard building and the move out of the Ravenstein complex is limited to some technical equipment, office furniture etc.

This first decision on the provisional conferral of management of aid covers the following main measures of the Latvian Sapard programme: "Modernisation of agricultural machinery, equipment and construction of buildings"; "Afforestation of agricultural land"; "Improvement of agricultural and fisheries product processing and marketing"; "Development and diversification of economic activities providing for alternative income"; "Improvement of general rural infrastructure" and "Training".

The Guilbert group is active in the direct retailing to firms of office stationery materials, while the Pinault-Printemps-Redoute group is active in the retail (Le Printemps, Conforama, La Redoute and La Fnac), building sector supplies (Pinault Distribution and Rexel), international trade (CFAO) and financial services.

Although an inventory for all office equipment belonging to the House has existed since 1977, according to information obtained from Materiel Management, more than 90 of the 205 new members elected last fall reported significant discrepancies between the inventory report of what they should have received and what they actually received.