Written question asked by Bridget Prentice (Labour), in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Wednesday, 16 October 1996. It was answered by John M Taylor (Conservative) on Wednesday, 16 October 1996 on behalf of the Department of Trade and Industry.

Dept of Trade and Industry

Question: What was the total expenditure on new buildings and premises by his Department and its agencies; and if he will indicate the square footage of new office space purchased or newly rented in each of the last five years. - Includes figure.

Answer: Mrs. Bridget Prentice: To ask the President of the Board of Trade what was the total expenditure on new buildings and premises by his Department and its agencies; and if he will indicate the square footage of new office space purchased or newly rented in each of the last five years. [41149] Mr. John M. Taylor: Within my Department, management of property is delegated to a series of property centres to maximise synergy with business operation. The DTI headquarters property centre has acquired only one new building over the past five years. To replace premises on which the lease had expired, we acquired in March 1995 about the same amount of new space--20,094 sq.ft.--at a total annual cost of £461,000. I have asked the chief executives of the DTI's executive agencies to respond direct to the hon. Member.

Secondary information

Type: Written question
Reference: 41149; 282 c961W;282 c959W
Session: 1995-96
Subjects: Construction Central government Executive agencies Buildings Department of Trade and Industry Expenditure Government departments Property transfer Offices Rents
Contains statistics: Yes