§ Mr. Hornbyasked the Secretary of State for the Environment how much office accommodation is occupied by Government Departments and other organisations controlled by Government within 202W the inner London boroughs; and what plans he has for reducing this amount.
§ Mr. Peter WalkerIn central London 13.42 million square feet of net office area is occupied by Government Departments and other organisations for which the Government provide accommodation. With regard to plans for reducing this amount, I would refer my hon. Friend to paragraphs 55.57 of the White Paper on the re-organisation of Government (Cmnd. 4506).