§ Dr. David ClarkTo ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to his answer of 8 March,Official Report, column 257, if he will provide a breakdown of the (c) £14.7 million in the financial year 1994–95 in respect of receipts received for the sale of land and buildings. [17195]
§ Mr. SoamesThe figure of £14.7 million quoted in my earlier reply related to the projected costs incurred during the current financial year in respect of land and building sales. These costs comprise of planning and other consultancy costs, £3.7 million; works to facilitate disposal including maintenance and guarding, £9.7 million; and legal costs, £1.3 million.
§ Dr. David ClarkTo ask the Secretary of State for Defence if he will specify the total(a) acreage and (b) market value of land and buildings that his Department is currently planning to sell. [17196]
§ Mr. SoamesA substantial number of sites are at present being sold and others are at various stages in the disposal process. It is also expected that further sites will become available for disposal as a result of on-going rationalisation of the defence estate. At this stage it is not possible to be certain about which sites will be released, when they will be sold or the receipts which will accrue. Estimates provide for some £697 million of receipts for the 10 years to financial year 2004, however, which is broadly the same as has been achieved in recent years.