HC Deb 22 October 1993 vol 230 cc378-9W
Mr. Fatchett

To ask the Secretary of State for Social Security if he will list(a) those buildings in Leeds currently used by Benefits Agency staff and (b) the date at which the office space was bought or leased.

Mr. Burt

The administration of the Benefits Agency is a matter for Mr. Michael Bichard, the chief executive. He will write to the hon. Member and a copy will be placed in the Library.

Letter to Mr. Derek Fatchett from Michael Bichard, dated 21 October 1993: As Chief Executive of the Benefits Agency it is my responsibility to answer questions raised about relevant operational matters. I am therefore replying to your recent Parliamentary Question to the Secretary of State for Social Security asking if he will list (a) those buildings in Leeds currently used by Benefits Agency staff and (b) the date at which the office space was bought or leased. The following is a list of those buildings in Leeds occupied by staff of the Benefits Agency. The date shown in the right hand column is the date from which the office space was bought or leased.

Date
Government Buildings, Otley Road, Lawnswood, Leeds Built 1926–49
Royal Exchange House, Leeds1 1 February 1967
Royal Exchange House, Leeds1 20 April 1967
Leeds North Outstation, Tower House, Merrion Way 1 October 1970
Royal Exchange House, Leeds1 12 January 1973
44/60, Richardshaw Lane, Leeds 7 May 1973
Priestley House, Leeds (lease 1) 24 June 1973
Techno House, Horsforth, Leeds (lease 1) 1 October 1973
Royal Exchange House, Leeds1 30 November 1973
Leeds West, Century House, Church Lane, Pudsey, Leeds 29 September 1974
Priestley House, Leeds (lease 2) 9 January 1975
Techno House, Horsforth, Leeds (lease 2) 11 February 1975
Leeds North West, 21/22, Park Place, Leeds 25 June 1976
Leeds South, 72, Merrion Street, Leeds 10 December 1978
Liverpool Victoria House, Otley Road, Leeds 15 January 1979
Leeds South, 89/92, Merrion Street, Leeds 17 May 1979
City House, Leeds (lease 1) 1 June 1979
Leeds South PCO, 76/80, Commercial St, Rothwell Leeds (lease 1) 1 December 1979
Leeds South PCO, 76/80, Commercial St, Rothwell Leeds (lease 2) 1 December 1979
Warwick House, Wade Lane, Leeds 29 September 1980
Springwood House, Horsforth, Leeds (lease 1) 1 June 1981
Springwood House, Horsforth, Leeds (lease 2) 1 June 1981
City House, Leeds (lease 2) 25 March 1985
Leeds East, Southern House, 529, York Road, Leeds 1 October 1985
Royal Exchange House, Leeds1 25 March 1988
Leeds North, Hume House, Tower House Street, Leeds 26 March 1989
Royal Exchange House, Leeds1 23 April 1990
37/39, St. Paul's Street, Leeds 26 December 1990
Morley PCO, 8, Wesley Street, Morley, Leeds 1 April 1992
Quarry House, Wuarry Hill, Leeds 6 July 1992
1 Trevelyan Square, Boar Lane, Leeds 20 September 1992
1 Six separate leases

I hope that you find this reply helpful. A copy will appear in the Official Report and a copy will also be placed in the Library.