§ Mr. CannTo ask the Secretary of State for Social Security how many square feet of office space his Department leases, rents or owns inside the boundary of the borough of Ipswich; and what was the equivalent area in June 1979.
§ Mr. BurtThe full range of information is not available from 1979. However, from the information which is available, it is estimated that during the last 10 years the Department's occupancy covered a total of 32,722 sq. ft. spread over three sites:
At present the Department occupies 42,892 sq. ft. in one building within the borough—St. Felix house, Silent street. The property is leasehold and the Department is the sole tenant.
- —Eastgate House, Carr street—8,608 sq. ft.
- —Warnford House, Coleman street—21,538 sq. ft.
- —Princess House, Princess street—2,586 sq. ft.