HC Deb 29 March 2004 vol 419 cc1149-50W
Mr. Evans

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs how much embassy and high commission land has been sold in each year since 1998; and what the value was in pounds sterling. [163830]

Mr. Rammell

The value and areas of land that the Foreign and Commonwealth Office has sold since 1998 are as follows:

Financial year Area sold square metre Sale proceeds(£000)
1998–99 9,400 383
1999–2000 142,454.4 18,652
2000–01
2001–02 11,881 20,041
2002–03 19,132.6 1,787
2003–04 1,500 112

Mr. Evans

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs if he will list the(a) high commissions and (b) embassies from which land has been sold in each year since 1998. [163831]

Mr. Rammell

In each year since 1998 the Foreign and Commonwealth Office has sold land at the following posts:

Post
2001–02 British High Commission, Singapore
2001–02 British High Commission, Valletta
2002–03 British High Commission, Pretoria
1998–99 British High Commission, Quito
1999–2000 British Embassy, Dublin
2001–02 British Embassy, Kiev
2002–03 British Consulate-General, Alexandria
2003–04 British Embassy, Kiev

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