HC Deb 26 November 1999 vol 339 c233W
Ms Roseanna Cunningham

To ask the Parliamentary Secretary, Lord Chancellor's Department what his estimate is of the value of land and property held by(a) the Public Record Office and (b) HM Land Registry in (i) Scotland and (ii) in total and the total value of assets held by each of these bodies. [99733]

Mr. Lock

The value of the interest in land and property held by the Public Record Office in Scotland is nil. The value of the interest in land and property held by the PRO in England and Wales at 31 March 1999 was £83,073,000. The value of the total assets held by the PRO at 31 March 1999 was £87,520,000.

The value of the interest in land and property held by Her Majesty's Land Registry in Scotland is nil. The value of the interest in land and property held by HMLR in England and Wales at 31 March 1999 was £105,788,000. The value of the total assets held by HMLR at 31 March 1999 was £196,965,000.

Ms Roseanna Cunningham

To ask the Parliamentary Secretary, Lord Chancellor's Department what his estimate is of the value of land and property in(a) Scotland and (b) in total held by each of the executive agencies for which he is responsible and the total value of assets held by each of these bodies. [99732]

Jane Kennedy

The value of the interest in land and property held by the Court Service in Scotland is nil. The value of the interest in land and property held by the Court Service in England and Wales at 31 March 1999 was £1,119,192,000. The value of the total assets held by the Court Service at 31 March 1999 was £1,158,472,000.

The value of interest in land and property held by the Public Trust Office in Scotland is nil. The value of the interest in land and property held by the Public Trust Office in England and Wales at 31 March 1999 was £7,710,000. The value of the total assets held by the Public Trust Office at 31 March 1999 was £9,405,000.