§ Mr. Adleyasked the Secretary of State for the Environment for all bodies for which the Property Services Agency acts, how much land has been sold, by each body, for the latest 12 months for which figures are available.
§ Sir George YoungIn 1980–81, the latest year for which figures are available, the Property Services Agency, acting on behalf of my right hon. Friend, disposed of some 70,000 square metres of accommodation from the civil estate in the United Kingdom, and eleven houses and one plot of land from the overseas diplomatic estate. Receipts amounted to£18.6million and £836,000 respectively. In addition, the agency agreed terms for the disposal of 4,321 acres of land and buildings on behalf of the Secretary of State for Defence, with cash receipts of £65 million in the same period.