HC Deb 15 February 1995 vol 254 cc717-8W
Mr. Redmond

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what action he has taken to ensure that sale by tender or auction is not the invariable method of approved disposal where another method would achieve better value; and if he will make a statement.

Mr. Soames

It is our normal practice to dispose of the freehold of surplus land—in which there is no former owner of pre-emptive interest—on the open market by competition, so as to maximise the financial return. A range of other methods may, however, be used if professional advice indicates that such alternatives would produce a better value.

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