§ 65. Sir D. Kaberryasked the Minister of Public Building and Works what is the amount of additional office accommodation, in square feet, occupied or agreed to be taken by Government Departments within the city of Leeds since October, 1964: and if he will give the details for each Department concerned.
§ Mr. Prentice52,000 square feet net, after allowing for space being surrendered.
New hirings have enabled those Departments associated with the Regional Economic Planning Board to be housed in one building and the following main requirements to be met:
New Offices Sq. ft. (approx.) Ministry of Housing and Local Government 10,000 Rent Assessment Panel 6,000 Department for Economic Affairs 2,750 Ministry of Technology 1,300 Inland Revenue Audit Office 1,000 Expansion and relief of over-crowding in existing offices Ministry of Public Building and Works 8,500 Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food 4,000 Ministry of Transport 3,300 Board of Trade 1,000 The rest of the additional space is being used to meet a number of other miscellaneous requirements in the course of the re-allocations involved.