Written question asked by Patsy Calton (Liberal Democrat) on Monday, 28 June 2004, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Monday, 12 July 2004. It was answered by Baroness Winterton of Doncaster (Labour) on Monday, 12 July 2004 on behalf of the Department of Health.

Dept of Health

Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what has been the total floor space area of buildings owned or leased by (a) his Department and (b) its agencies for each year since 1997. - Inc table.

Answer: Mrs. Calton: To ask the Secretary of State for Health what has been the total floor space area of buildings owned or leased by (a) his Department and (b) its agencies for each year since 1997. [181728] Ms Rosie Winterton: The total floor space owned or leased by the Department and its agencies in each year since 1997 is shown in the table. _________________________________________________________________________________________________. Department Agency Total Owned Leased Owned Leased Owned Leased Overall total 1997 35,485 83,000 0 11,815 35,485 94,815 130,300 1998 35,485 83,000 0 15,971 35,485 98,971 134,456 1999 35,485 85,452 0 15,971 35,485 101,423 136,908 2000 35,485 84,740 1,527 18,146 37,012 102,886 139,898 2001 33,016 82,641 1,527 18,569 34,543 101,210 135,753 2002 33,016 85,165 1,527 19,595 34,543 104,760 139,303 2003 26,062 78,862 1,527 20,346 27,589 99,208 126,797 2004 26,062 74,960 1,527 19,667 27,589 94,627 122,216 _________________________________________________________________________________________________. Note: This answer does not include information about the national health service or non- departmental public bodies.

Secondary information

Type: Written question
Reference: 181728; 423 c925W
Session: 2003-04
Subjects: Executive agencies Buildings Government departments Offices Department of Health
Contains statistics: Yes
Link: View this Written question on www.publications.parliament.uk