HC Deb 22 July 1987 vol 120 cc279-80W
Mrs. Gorman

asked the Secretary of State for the Environment if he will list the total sales, in pounds sterling, of land and buildings disposed of by local and central Government in the years: 1978–79, 1979–80, 1980–81, 1981–82, 1982–83, 1983–84, 1984–85, 1985–86 and 1986–87.

Mr. Waldegrave

Information about receipts from the sale by local government of land and buildings is not separately available. Receipts from the sale of fixed assets (including land and buildings) are as follows:

£ million
1978–79 194.659
1979–80 304.030
1980–81 406.322
1981–82 866.650
1982–83 1,461.861
1983–84 1,412.817
1984–85 1,447.617
1985–86 1,628.624
1986–87 11,950.000
1 Estimated figure.

The Property Services Agency falls within my responsibility. Sales of land and buildings by it for the defence and common user civil estates are as follows:

£ million
Year Defence Civil
1978–79 33.0 5
1979–80 50.0 8
1980–81 65.0 18
1981–82 54.6 9
1982–83 41.0 20
1983–84 42.0 10
1984–85 28.0 14
1985–86 60.0 29
1986–87 75.0 41