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Ministry of Defence

Answer

Mr. Duncan Smith: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence (1) which of his Department's properties and lands (a) are in the process of being sold in Plymouth and (b) are being considered for sell off; and what their value is; [152539] (2) which of his Department's properties and lands have been sold in Plymouth since 1997; and what their value was. [152538] Dr. Moonie: Properties and lands sold by my Department since 1997 are provided in list 1. The value of each sale remains commercially confidential and is therefore withheld under exemption 13 of the Code of Practice on Access to Government Information, unless the purchaser provides agreement to its disclosure. However, the total receipts from these sites were over £10 million. The properties and lands in the process of being sold in Plymouth and being considered for sell off are provided in list 2. Disclosing the valuations of such sites in disposal would not assist my Department in securing the best value for the taxpayer from the market. List 1--Sites sold in Plymouth 1997-98 Former Dockyard School, Devonport Royal Naval Engineering College Manadon (Part) Royal Navy Supply Depot, Crapstone, Roborough 37, 39 and 49 Poole Park Road, St. Budeaux Harrowbear Storage Depot, Roborough Royal Marines Coypool Depot, Plympton Bowden Park, Eggbuckland 16 Garages, Leatfield Drive, Looseleigh 34 Highclere Gardens, Widewell 1998-99 Goschen Centre, Devonport Mount Wise Slopes, Devonport Royal Naval Engineering College Manadon Royal Marines Barracks Seaton 100 Granby Street, Devonport 1999-2000 Oil Fuel Depot Radford Woods, Plymstock Barcote Walk, Eggbuckland Land at Weston Mill, Devonport Poole Farm, Estover 2000-01 Old Boiler House, Devonport Brickfields, Devonport List 2--Properties in the process of being sold in Plymouth Coleridge Training Area, Estover Ernesettle Lane, Ernesettle Oil Fuel Depot Turnchapel, Plymstock Alexandra House, St. Budeaux Furniture Store, St. Budeaux Mount Wise, Devonport Agricultural Land, Coleridge Agricultural Land, Coleridge Agricultural Land, Coleridge Sennen Place Car Park 52 Married Quarters, St. Budeaux Millbay Park, Millbay Land at Mutton Monster, Devonport South Yard Sites, Devonport Land at Foulston Avenue, St. Budeaux Sites being considered for sell-off Bull Point Barracks, St. Budeaux.

Secondary information

Type

Written question

Reference

364 c177W;364 c177-8W; 152539;152538

Session

2000-01

Subjects

Armed forces Buildings Property transfer Plymouth Military bases Ministry of Defence Sales

Contains statistics

Yes

Link

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