Mr. Ted Fletcherasked the Secretary of State for the Environment what is the cost of rented office accommodation for civil servants employed in central London on the basis of the cost for each employee; and how this compares with the cost per employee in the Northern Region.
§ Mr. EyreThe information cannot be provided in the form requested without an undue expenditure of time and effort.
However, the following figures of average rental costs per square foot of office accommodation held on lease in Central London and in the North Eastern and North Western Regions of the Property Services Agency are available:
£ Central London 2.30 North Eastern Region (Northumberland, Durham, Yorkshire, Lincolnshire (Lindsay)). 0.62 North Western Region (Cumberland, Westmorland, Lancashire, Isle of Man, Cheshire, Derbyshire (High Peak)). 0.84