§ 54. Mr. Loveridgeasked the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what proportion of British Embassy buildings are owned freehold or on long leases at fixed ground rents; what proportion are rented on a short-term basis; and if he will list the major premises involved in both categories.
§ Mr. Anthony RoyleWe own or long lease on fixed ground rents about half of the British Embassy offices in capital cities and two-thirds of the residences of heads of mission in those capitals. The remainder are rented for shorter periods but almost half of them are held on leases for nine years or more.
The following is a list of the major properties involved in foreign capitals:
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Post Freehold or on Long Lease at Fixed Ground Rent Leased Kathmandu … … … Office and Residence — Khartoum … … … Residence Office Kinshasa … … … Residence Office Kuwait … … … Office and Residence — La Paz … … … Office and Residence — Lima … … … Residence Office Lisbon … … … Office and Residence — Lome … … … — Office and Residence Luxembourg … … … Residence Office Madrid … … … Office and Residence — Managua … … … Residence Office Manila … … … Residence Office Mexico City … … … Office and Residence — Mogadishu … … … — Office and Residence Monrovia … … … Office and Residence — Montevideo … … … Office and Residence — Moscow … … … — Office and Residence Muscat … … … Office and Residence — Oslo … … … Office and Residence — Panama … … … Residence Office Paris … … … Office and Residence — Peking … … … — Office and Residence Phnom Penh … … … — Office and Residence Prague … … … Office and Residence — (1) Pretoria/ … … … Office(1) and (2) Residence (2) Residence (1 (2) Cape Town … … … Quito … … … Residence Office Rabat … … … — Office and Residence Rangoon … … … Office and Residence — Reykjavik … … … Residence Office Rome … … … Office and Residence — Saigon … … … Office and Residence — Sana'a … … … — Office and Residence San Jose … … … Residence Office San Salvador … … … — Office and Residenc Santiago … … … Residence Office Santo Domingo … … … — Office and Residence Seoul … … … Office and Residence — Sofia … … … Office and Residence — Stockholm … … … Office and Residence — Tananarive … … … Residence Office Tegucigalpa … … … — Office and Residence Tehran … … … Office and Residence — Tel Aviv … … … Office and Residence — Tokyo … … … Office and Residence — Tripoli … … … — Office and Residence Tunis … … … Office and Residence — Ulan Bator … … … — Office and Residence Vienna … … … Residence Office Vientiane … … … Office and Residence — Warsaw … … … Residence Office Washington … … … Office and Residence — Yaounde … … … — Office and Residence 242W 243W
High Commissions Accra … … … Residence … … Office Bathurst … … … Residence … … Office Blantyre … … … Office and Residence … … — Bridgetown … … … Residence … … Office Canberra … … … Office and Residence … … — Colombo … … … Office and Residence … … — Dacca … … … — … … Office and Residence Dar es Salaam … … … Residence … … Office Freetown … … … Residence … … Office Gaborone … … … Office and Residence … … — Georgetown … … … Office and Residence … … — Kampala … … … Office and Residence … … — Kingston … … … Residence … … Office Kuala Lumpur … … … Residence … … Office Lagos … … … Residence … … Office
Post Freehold or Long Lease on Fixed Ground Rent Leased Lusaka … … … Office and Residence … … — Maseru … … … Office and Residence … … — Mbabane … … … Office and Residence … … — Nairobi … … … Residence … … Office New Delhi … … … Office … … Residence Nicosia … … … Residence … … Office Ottawa … … … Office and Residence … … — Port Louis … … … Residence … … Office Port of Spain … … … Residence … … Office Singapore … … … Office and Residence … … — Suva … … … — Office and Residence Valetta … … … — Office and Residence Wellington … … … Residence … … Office