§ Dr. CableTo ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions how much space, expressed in square metres, the Department occupies for the offices of civil servants in(a)Central London and (b)Greater London. [150276]
§ Maria EagleAt 23 January 2004 the total space occupied by the Department for Work and Pensions in London is 286,569 square metres. This covers all the space we occupy within the London Government Office Region whose external border is the M25.
342WThis figure includes space that is used for offices for civil servants and that used to provide public caller facilities.
The space we occupy is not divided between Central and Greater London but is recorded according to which district it is located in.
The breakdown of space occupied by district is in the table.
Breakdown of space occupied by district District M2 Brent Harrow and Hillingdon 28,403 Central London1 67,399 City and East London 22,061 Lambeth Southwark and Wandsworth 44,471 North East London 25,102 North London 18,683 South East London 16,162 South London 37,510 West London 26,778 London Government Office Region 286,569 1Central London includes the areas covered by the London Boroughs of Islington Camden, City of Westminster and Kensington and Chelsea. Note:
The districts are Jobcentre Plus districts. Figures include space occupied by all DWP businesses.