§ Mr. Cartwrightasked the Secretary of State for Defence when his Department started negotiations to transfer to the London borough of Greenwich three houses on the Abbey Estate, SE2 currently occupied by former Ministry of Defence police employees; what stage has been reached in the negotiations; and when he expects them to be completed.
§ Mr. GoodhartThe possibility of transferring the three houses in question to the London borough of Greenwich was first put to borough officials in April of this year, by the Property Services Agency, which acts as our agents in matters of this sort. The houses have now been inspected by borough officials and we are waiting to hear formally whether the borough will take them over. We are hopeful that if the borough agrees to the transfer it should be possible to complete the necessary legal formalities in a few months.