HC Deb 21 March 1988 vol 130 cc23-4W
Mr. Devlin

To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster if he will give the accommodation costs per square metre of his Department's buildings in London at(a) 1–19 Victoria street, (b) Allington towers, (c) Ashdown house and (d) Kingsgate house; and how many civil servants are employed in each location.

Year and sponsoring organisation Other countries visited
1982
London Chamber of Commerce
North of England Development Council
Engineering Industries Association
Cardiff Chamber of Commerce and Industry
City of Westminster Chamber of Commerce
Northern Ireland Chamber of Commerce and Industry
Association of British Offshore Industry
Export-IT (British Information Technology Export Organisation)
Federation of Sussex Industries and Chamber of Commerce
1983
Birmingham Chamber of Industry and Commerce
Defence Manufacturers Association Dubai, Kuwait, Bahrain, UAE
London Chamber of Commerce
Manchester Chamber of Commerce and Industry Yemen Arab Republic
Engineering Industries Association
Export-IT (British Information Technology Export Organisation)
Engineerng Industries Association
British Food Export Council Kuwait, Bahrain, Qatar, Oman, UAE, Yemen
Federation of Sussex Industries and Chamber of Commerce
1984
British Water Industries Group
London Chamber of Commerce
Birmingham Chamber of Industry and Commerce
British Food Export Council Gulf States
Glasgow Chamber of Commerce
1985
London Chamber of Commerce
Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders Ltd.
Birmingham Chamber of Industry and Commerce
Engineering Industries Association Bahrain
Export-IT (British Information Technology Export Organisation)
Glasgow Chamber of Commerce
British Health-Care Export Council
1986
British Food Export Council Middle East scatter, Gulf States scatter
Manchester Chamber of Commerce and Industry
1987
Glasgow Chamber of Commerce
The Middle East Association

Mr. Butcher

I refer my hon. Friend to the answer, given on 2 March at column584 by my hon. Friend the Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for the Environment. Details of accommodation costs on leasehold buildings are treated by the Property Services Agency as commercially confidential. The numbers currently employed in the buildings referred to are:

Location Number
1–19 Victoria Street 1,101
Allington Towers 259
Ashdown House 783
Kingsgate House 672