§ Mr. Spearingasked the Secretary of State for the Environment if he will tabulate the projected areas of office accommodation in the City and West End and the rest of Greater London, respectively, envisaged in the Greater London development plans for the years 1980 to 1985, together with the areas now used or available or for which planning permission has been given.
§ Mr. Giles ShawNo projected areas of office accommodation were tabulated in the Greater London development plan. The area of commercial office floor space (in thousands of square metres) on 1 April 1981 was as follows:
These figures include empty office accommodation. The areas for 1 April 1982 are not yet available. No information is readily available for the amount of office floor space for which planning permission has been given.
Area '000s square metres City 3,402 .9 West End (including parts of Camden, Kensington and Chelsea) 5,907 .6 Rest of Greater London 7,402 .2 Total 16,712 .7
§ Mr. Spearingasked the Secretary of State for the Environment if he will estimate the area of office space in the City and West End and the rest of Greater London, respectively, which is (a) empty but ready for occupation, (b) under construction, and (c) for which planning permission has been granted.
§ Mr. Giles ShawThis information is not readily available, and could only be assembled at disproportionate cost.