Written question asked by Grant Shapps (Conservative) on Tuesday, 17 March 2009, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Thursday, 19 March 2009. It was answered by Lord Beamish (Labour) on Monday, 27 April 2009 on behalf of the Ministry of Defence.

Departmental Buildings

Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what properties (a) his Department, (b) its agencies and (c) its non-departmental public bodies have sold in each of the last five years; and how many have been sold for housing developments.

Answer: I will place a copy of the list of land and property sold by the Department and its agencies in each of the last five years, together with an indication of the expected planning use in the Library of the House. This replaces any previous lists. It should be noted that actual future use is a matter for the purchasers and local planning authorities to determine.The MOD and the Department for Communities and Local Government are delivering affordable housing as part of wider government agenda. We have in the past sold a large number of strategic sites to DCLG, including Oakington barracks in Cambridge, Connaught barracks in Dover and Roussillon barracks in Chichester. This relationship continues with other sites at Aldershot, Daws Hill and Borden being currently discussed.

Secondary information

Type: Written question
Reference: 491 c1022W; 265108
Session: 2008-09
Related items: Deposited Paper DEP2009-2160
Monday, 27 April 2009
Deposited papers
House of Commons; Departmental Buildings
Tuesday, 21 July 2009
Written questions
House of Commons
Notes: Further information given on 21/07/2009 at 496 c1196-7W.
Subjects: Buildings Ministry of Defence
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