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Written question asked by Richard Holden (Conservative) on Friday, 27 February 2026, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Tuesday, 3 March 2026. It was answered by Anna Turley (Labour) on Friday, 6 March 2026 on behalf of the Cabinet Office.

Government Property Agency

Question

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what proportion of the Government estate is managed by the Government Property Agency; which departments, arm’s-length bodies or property portfolios lie within its direct management responsibilities; and what the Government Property Agency’s total expenditure was in 2024–25 on measuring, collecting, reporting or validating greenhouse gas emissions in respect of the parts of the estate for which it is responsible.

Answer

Fifty-three per cent (2023/24 53 per cent) of the central government office portfolio, covering c.1,100,000 sqm has been transferred to the Government Property Agency. The Agency provides portfolio services to the following Government departments:

  • Advisory, Conciliation and Arbitration Service

  • Attorney General’s Office

  • Cabinet Office

  • Care Quality Commission

  • Companies House

  • Crown Commercial Service

  • Crown Prosecution Service

  • Department for Business & Trade

  • Department for Education

  • Department for Energy, Security and Net Zero

  • Department for Culture Media and Sport

  • Department of Health & Social Care

  • Government Actuary’s Department

  • Ministry of Housing Communities & Local Government

  • Disclosure & Barring Services

  • Northern Ireland Office

  • The Insolvency Service

  • Foreign & Commonwealth Office

  • HM Land Registry

  • HM Treasury

  • Food Standards Agency

  • Great British Nuclear

  • Ministry of Justice

  • National Savings & Investments

  • Office of the Public Guardian

  • OfQual

The GPA calculates greenhouse gas emissions for office space occupied by GPA staff and provides utility consumption data for departments occupying other buildings within its managed estate. As this activity is performed by staff as part of their wider duties, the exact amount of time allocated to this specific activity is not centrally recorded.

Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
116583
Session
2024-26
Related items
Subjects
Government Property Agency
Contains statistics
Yes
Link
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