Written question asked by Lord Greaves (Liberal Democrat), in the House of Lords. It was answered by Baroness Wilcox (Conservative) on Monday, 6 June 2011.

Regional Development Agencies

Question: To ask Her Majesty’s Government what assets are owned by Yorkshire Forward; what assets have been disposed of since May 2010; and to whom.

Answer: A comprehensive list of Regional Development Agency (RDA) owned land and property assets can be found in the Library of the House. RDA boards remain responsible for determining which RDA assets are subject to disposal. They have put forward proposals, to the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills (BIS), to dispose of around 20 per cent of their land and property assets, in the short term and on the open market, as part of an orderly wind down. This information has been made public via the BIS website and the Library of the House. In many instances these assets would have been sold in any event as the RDAs have long established programmes of bringing properties to market when development is completed. A schedule of assets disposed of by the North West Development Agency, Advantage West Midlands, Yorkshire Forward and One North East since May 2010 and to whom will be placed in the Library of the House.

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