Written question asked by Grant Shapps (Conservative) on Tuesday, 24 March 2009, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Thursday, 26 March 2009. It was answered by Shahid Malik (Labour) on Monday, 20 April 2009 on behalf of the Ministry of Justice.
Departmental Buildings
- Question
- To ask the Secretary of State for Justice what properties (a) his Department, (b) its agencies and (c) its non-departmental public bodies have sold since his Department's inception; and how many have been sold for housing developments.
- Answer
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Since Ministry of Justice's inception on 9 May 2007, there has been no sale of property from the Department or its non-departmental bodies. There have however, been 61 sales of property from its agencies.Her Majesty's Courts Service has sold 11 properties. They are:"Flax Bourton Magistrates Court, The Courthouse""Bedford, The Old Bank Site""Newtown Magistrates Court, Back Lane""Cheltenham County Court, County Court Road""Bolton, 22 Queen Street""Kingston upon Thames, Triangle Site""Epsom County Court and Magistrates Court""Sleaford Magistrates Court""Manchester 184-186 Deansgate (Former County Court)""Maidstone Wierton Grange (Former Judges Lodgings)""Land at the rear of the former Marylebone Magistrates Court"Her Majesty's Prison Service has made 50 sales which are nearly all former quarters but does also include a garage, a lease and a sewage treatment works. They are:"29 Manor Crescent, Kingston""92 Park Road, Birmingham""125 Ashford Road, Feltham""Garage, 27 Honeybourne, Long Lartin""Sale of Lease, Newbrook and Brookhouse""25 Victoria Park, Erlestok""85 Perryn Road, Wormwood Scrubs""97 Jebb Avenue, Brixton""79 Jebb Avenue, Brixton""2 Eastly Close, Eastwood Park""67 Jebb Avenue, Brixton""12 Bethune Ave, Pentonville""33 Finch Road, Reading""3 Anson Close, The Mount""52 Welland Avenue, Gartree""37 Burley Crescent, Ashwell""42 South Road, Coldingley""13 Birchlands Avenue, Brixton""19 Maplestead Road, Brixton""58 First Avenue, Wormwood Scrubs""18 Park Road, Feltham""2 Southgate Ave, Feltham""67 Old Oak Road, Wormwood Scrubs""18 Knox Close, Norwich""Westview, Onley""4 Stuart Crescent, Gartree""143 Stanford Road, Brixton""3 Kenilworth Avenue, Styal""65 Onley Park, Onley""16 Hawthorne Way, Highpoint""9 Link Lane, Wandsworth""Mill Farm, Feltham (Garage)""31 Copley Way, Highdown""42 Grenoble Gardens, Pentonville""36 Heathfield Square, Wandsworth""27 Finch Road, Reading""66 Anderson Drive, Feltham""8 West End Close, Winchester""25 Hornby Close, Liverpool""11 Montague Place, Leeds""4 Lyham Close, Brixton""Sewerage Works, Guys Marsh""18 Southgate Avenue, Feltham""6 Rudgate Park, Wealstun""32 Perry Hill, Chelmsford""22 Priorsgate, Lancaster Farms""6 Priorsgate, Lancaster Farms""7 Frewin Road, Wandsworth""5 Elder Green, Wakefield""6 Shepherds Croft, Portland"In all, four properties have been sold for housing development. The Epsom county court and magistrates court were purchased with the intention of the site being used for additional housing development as was the land at the rear of the Marylebone magistrates court site. The sale of HMPS land at Gringley has been sold for housing development.
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- 491 c330-1W; 267556
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- 2008-09
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