§ Angus RobertsonTo ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs if he will estimate the total annual running costs for buildings used, owned or rented by his Department for each nation and region of the UK, and estimate the average cost per sq m for properties used by his Department as a whole, and by region and nation of the UK. [6819]
§ Mr. MacShaneWithin the UK the FCO currently occupies, or partly occupies, seven properties, all located in England. The total internal letting area for these is 90,000 sq m. Total running costs (including the capital charge) in 2000–01 were £22.4 million. Average cost per sq m was £249.