Written question asked by Lord Oakeshott of Seagrove Bay (Liberal Democrat), in the House of Lords. It was answered by Lord Myners (Labour) on Wednesday, 12 November 2008.

National Asset Register

Question: asked Her Majesty's Government:When the National Asset Register, last published in January 2007 and containing entries up to March 2005, will next be published.

Answer: As part of HM Treasury's operational efficiency programme, launched in July, Gerry Grimstone has been asked to lead work on asset management across government and Lord Carter on property management. This work will consider what scope there is to drive further efficiencies and deliver better value for money across these areas. It will make recommendations by Budget 2009, including the scope for further savings and how the Government should go about capturing them.

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