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Written question asked by Gordon Prentice (Labour) on Wednesday, 1 July 2009, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Friday, 3 July 2009. It was answered by Liam Byrne (Labour) on Monday, 20 July 2009 on behalf of the Treasury.


Assets: Sales

Question
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer pursuant to the Prime Minister's oral statement of 29 June 2009, Official Report, columns 21-41, on Building Britain's Future, what categories of asset he plans to include in the proposed £16 billion asset sale.
Answer

Budget 2009 announced that new incentives and mechanisms would be introduced with the aim of realising up to £16 billion of property and other asset sales over the period 2011-14. This comprises fixed asset sales. As announced in "Building Britain's future", the Shareholder Executive will be strengthened by the appointment of a board of external experts to support this agenda.


Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
496 c891W; 284414
Session
2008-09
Related items
Building Britain's Future
Monday, 29 June 2009
Parliamentary proceedings
House of Commons
Subjects
Assets Government departments
Link
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