§ Mr. CousinsTo ask the President of the Board of Trade how much was raised by the Government by the sale of the Warren Spring Laboratory site; and what was the cost of the purchase of the new site in Welwyn Garden City and the construction of the new laboratory.
§ Mr. McLoughlin[holding answer 15 June 1993]: A total of £25 million is being raised by the sale of the Stevenage site to Glaxo. The cost of purchasing the site at Welwyn Garden City, constructing a replacement laboratory and moving the staff and facilities was estimated at nearly £33 million.
§ Mr. CousinsTo ask the President of the Board of Trade what proportion of its full economic costs in trading terms the Warren Spring Laboratory recovered through the charges levied on customers in 1992–93; and what proportion of the net rate excess of income over expenditure set out in the DTI's supply estimate was met.
§ Mr. McLoughlin[holding answer 15 June 1993]: On the basis of unaudited accounts the Laboratory recovered the whole of its full economic costs. The 1992–93 audited accounts are expected to be laid before the House before the summer recess.
§ Mr. CousinsTo ask the President of the Board of Trade what were the subsidiary targets for the Warren Spring Laboratory for the year 1992–93; and to what extent they were met.
§ Mr. McLoughlin[ holding answer 15 June 1993]: I refer the hon. Member to the reply which my hon. Friend the then Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Trade and Technology gave to my hon. Friend the Member for Richmond, Yorkshire (Mr. Hague) on 13 January 1993, Official Report, column 739. On the basis of unaudited results, the laboratory looks to have met its 1992–93 targets.
§ Mr. CousinsTo ask the President of the Board of Trade what limitations there are on the freehold disposal of the site identified for the Warren Spring Laboratory in Welwyn Garden City.
§ Mr. McLoughlin[holding answer 15 June 1993]: There are no limitations on the resale of the land at Welwyn Garden City, although I understand that any purchaser would have to enter into a deed of covenant with the management company.
§ Mr. CousinsTo ask the President of the Board of Trade what account he took of the possibility of conflict of interest in the report by PA consultants on the Warren Spring Laboratory; and what action was required of PA consultants to guard against conflicts of interest in preparing the report.
§ Mr. McLoughlin[holding answer 15 June 1993]: I refer the hon. Member to my reply to the hon. Member for Cambridge (Mrs. Campbell) on 21 June, Official Report, column 20.
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