§ Mr. Bossomasked the Minister of Works if he will give the number, the amount of accommodation and the cost of all offices erected in London since 1945 for the use of the Government or the boards of nationalised industries, either by the Government itself or by some other agency but for lease to the Government.
§ Mr. G. BrownSince 1945 the Government has erected for use by its staff in the London area 14 offices which provide 1,100,000 square feet of accommodation at a cost of £3,250,000. Private developers have built and leased to the Government 21 offices providing 1,300,000 square feet at a capital cost of about £4,800.000.
Offices in course of construction consist of 16 with a total area of 900,000 square feet by the Government, and 19 with a total area of 1,100,000 square feet by private developers for lease to the Government. Total expenditure on these 47W offices to the end of June, 1951, amounted to about £3,300,000 and £4,150,000 respectively. The figures for nationalised industries will take some time to collect and I will, with permission, circulate the answer later.