HC Deb 20 June 1989 vol 155 cc69-70W
Mr. Ingram

To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment if he will list those buildings which are rented, leased or owned by the Property Services Agency which have lain vacant for more than the last 12 months.

Mr. Chope

[holding answer 13 June 1989]: Yes. The list is as follows.

Schedule of buildings rented, leased or owned by the PSA which have been vacant for more than 12 months as at 9 June 1989
Property Local authority area
UBO Palmers Green, N13 Enfield
Dale House, Cardinal Road, Feltham Hounslow
87 Burlington Road, New Malden, Surrey Kingston upon Thames
Alpine Avenue Standard Office Buildings, Tolworth Kingston upon Thames
29 Abbotsbury Road, Morden Merton
17 Victoria Road, Strechford Birmingham
58–72 John Bright Street, Birmingham Birmingham
Britannia House, Station Street, Burton on Trent East Staffordshire
County Court Offices, Bank Place, Nottingham Nottingham
CG Lookout, Spurn Point, Humberside Holderness
Storage Depot, Tyne Mills, Hexham Tynedale
22 and 29 The Springs, Wakefield Wakefield
Longworth Road, Horwich Bolton
Storage Depot, Hob Lane, Dunham Hill Chester
Storage Depot, Meadowview, Mickle Trafford Chester
Magowan House, 11A West Street, Portadown County Armagh
116A Bradshawgate, Leigh Wigan
224–226 Queens Road, Aberdeen City of Aberdeen

Property Local authority area
Sheriff Court House, Castle Street, Aberdeen City of Aberdeen
276 Old Rutherglen Road, Glasgow City of Glasgow
65–87 Cowlairs Road, Glasgow City of Glasgow
Norfolk House, 15 Princes Square, East Kilbride East Kilbride
C and E Offices, Grange Dock North, Grangemouth Falkirk
163–165 Bank Street, Coatbridge Monklands
146–156 Main Street, Coatbridge Monklands
Virginia Buildings, High Street, Buckie Moray
Land at Yardie, Buckie Moray
Windsor Street, Shotts Motherwell
69–73 Crossgate, Cupar North East Fife
Gremista, Lerwick Shetland Islands
Storage Depot, 270 Kirkintilloch Road, Bishopbriggs Strathkelvin
CG Lookout, Helmsdale Sutherland
Hut Number 3, Chaucer Barracks, Canterbury Canterbury
41 Medina Villas, Hove Hove
Park House, Barrier Road, Chatham Medway
CG Hut, Rye Harbour, Rye Rother
Drakewalls, Gunnislake Caradon
CG Building, South Esplanade, Burnham-on-Sea Sedgemoor
Shire Hall, Shuttern, Taunton Taunton Deane
Telford House, Park Gardens, Yeovil Yeovil
Cold Store Depot, New Pond Road, Guildford Guildford
Part Building No. 71, Bletchley Park, Bletchley Milton Keynes
Stores, Shirburn Road, Watlington South Oxfordshire
35, 36, 38 and 39 Castle Street, Swansea Swansea

These 44 buildings represent less than 1 per cent. of the total stock held by PSA. Thirty-four of the properties have been declared surplus and are in the process of disposal and the remainder are undergoing, or being considered, for refurbishment or redevelopment to allow reoccupation by a Government Department.