Written question asked by Ashok Kumar (Labour) on Wednesday, 28 October 1998, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Tuesday, 3 November 1998. It was answered by Alan Meale (Labour) on Tuesday, 3 November 1998 on behalf of the Department of the Environment, Transport and the Regions.

Dept of the Environment Transport and the Regions

Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions, how (a) computers and (b) CD-Roms were disposed of after the demise of Teesside Development Corporation in April.

Answer: Dr. Kumar: To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions how (a) computers and (b) CD-Roms were disposed of after the demise of Teesside Development Corporation in April. [57613] Mr. Meale: Although the Teesside Development Corporation ceased its operational activities at the end of March, it continued in existence until the end of June in order to produce its final report and accounts and wind up its affairs. I understand that the Corporation disposed of its computer equipment during that final three-month period, after inviting competitive bids and having wiped clean the disks, as part of a packaged disposal of its office furniture and equipment.

Secondary information

Type: Written question
Reference: 318 c454-5W;318 c455W; 57613
Session: 1997-98
Subjects: Closures Computers Urban development corporations Tees Valley Teesside Development Corporation CD-ROM