§ Mr. WyattTo ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs when the New York Consul General relocated from the residence at 4 East 66th Street; what use has been made of the apartment since; when and at what price the apartment was first listed for sale; what the actual(a) out of pocket costs and (b) annual resource costs of owning the apartment have been since the Consul General left; whether the apartment is still for sale; and at what price it is listed. [138139]
§ Mr. Rammell[holding answer 11 November 2003]: The Consul General in New York relocated from the residence at 4 East 66th Street in August 2002. Since then the property has remained vacant. The property was first listed for sale in January 2002 at an initial asking price of US$22 million. It remains on the market, listed at US$14 million. We cannot divulge details of prices and costs as these are commercially sensitive.
§ Mr. WyattTo ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs when the New York Consul General moved into the new residence; what the total capital cost of this residence, including all fixtures, fittings and furnishings, professional and other fees, moving and relocation costs was; and what the residence's(a) open market and (b) existing use (i) value and (ii) annual resource cost are. [138140]
§ Mr. Rammell[holding answer 11 November 2003]: The Consul General in New York moved into the new residence in August 2002. We cannot divulge further details of costs because these are commercially sensitive.
§ Mr. WyattTo ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs when and at what price the former residence of the San Francisco Consul General was sold; what net proceeds the Department expects will be from this sale after deduction of all costs of the transaction; when the San Francisco Consul General moved into the new residence; what the total capital cost of this residence including post-acquisition costs are expected to be; and what the residence's(a) open market and (b) existing use (i) value and (ii) annual resource cost are. [138141]
§ Mr. Rammell[holding answer 11 November 2003]: The sale of the Consul General's former residence in San Francisco was completed on 31 October 2003. The Consul General moved into the new residence in the middle of October 2003.
We cannot divulge further details of prices and costs because these are commercially sensitive.