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Dept for Education and Skills

Answer

Mr. Andrew Turner: To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills if he will list the properties occupied by (a) his Department and (b) its agencies in (i) 1997 and (ii) 2004, showing (A) for each and (B) in aggregate the area; and what in aggregate the annual rental value was. [196368] Mr. Stephen Twigg: The list of properties occupied by my Department and its agencies in 1997 and 2004 including area and aggregate annual rental value is as follows: _________________________________________________________________________________________________. 2004 1997 Properties Area in square feet Rental value (£) Area in square feet Rental value (£) Caxton House (leasehold) 19,504 8,174,500 19,504 6,510,000 Castle View House (freehold) 9,552 741,250 9,552 723,000 East Lane House (freehold) -- -- 10,512 480,000 Globe Works (leasehold) 543 21,000 -- -- Moorfoot (ground lease) 28,032 2,580,000 28,032 2,000,000 Mowden Hall (freehold) 10,080 437,000 10.080 435,000 Nursery (freehold) 750 15,500 750 10,500 Ranmoor (freehold) -- -- 6,642 210,000 Sanctuary Buildings 21,908 8,671,221 21,908 8,671,221 (leasehold) Vincent House (leasehold) -- -- 1,836 104,000 Wales Bar (freehold) 1,817 33,000 1,817 50,500 _________________________________________________________________________________________________. Notes: 1. Where information is not provided, this indicates that the Department did not occupy/own the property. 2. The rental value for freehold properties has been assessed using the rateable values as set by the Valuation Office. To obtain an accurate figure would result in disproportionate costs. The Department for Education and Skills did have an agency in 1997, Employment Service, who had approximately 1,300 properties. Data is not held centrally and this would require a departmental trawl at disproportionate costs.

Secondary information

Type

Written question

Reference

196368; 426 c2105-6W;426 c2111-2W

Session

2003-04

Subjects

Executive agencies Buildings Government departments Rents Department for Education and Skills

Contains statistics

Yes

Link

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