§ Mr. Malcolm BruceTo ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport what is his estimate of the(a) annual cost and (b) total value of the empty properties owned by (i) his Department, (ii) his agencies and (iii) other public bodies for which he has responsibility, in (A) 1995–96, (B) 1996–97, (C) 1997–98 to date and (D) 1997–98 full year. [26628]
§ Mr. Tom Clarke[holding answer 5 February 1998]: The information is given in the following tables.
Table A: Annual cost £ DCMS Agencies NDPBs 1995–96 nil 26,700 30,101 1996–97 nil 4,800 290,101 1997–98 to date nil 9,700 280,080 1998–99 full year nil 9,700 340,100
Table B: Total value £ DCMS Agencies NDPBs 1995–96 nil 1,582,500 11,005,000 1996–97 nil 2,197,500 12,755,000 1997–98 to date nil 1,237,500 15,755,000 1998–99 full year nil 892,500 15,755,000