HC Deb 07 November 1995 vol 265 cc844-5W
Mr. Byers

To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Employment which of the former sites occupied by the Skills Training Agency have been disposed of and which remain for disposal; who have been appointed to advise on the disposal, what fees they have been paid to date; and what is the amount so far received from the sale of the sites. [40939]

Mr. Robin Squire

The following former Skills Training Agency sites have been disposed of:

  • Leicester; East Lancashire; Chelmsford; Leeds; Wakefield;
  • Edinburgh; Southampton; Slough; Reading; Twickenham;
  • Portsmouth; St. Helens; Cardiff and Deptford.

The sites remaining for disposal are as follows:

  • Letchworth; Swindon; Northampton; Ipswich and Skyline
  • House.

Chartered surveyors King and Co—now Kings Sturge and Co—were appointed to advise on the disposal. Its fees are determined, under their contract with the Department, using different percentage figures according to the method of disposal—that is, sale of freehold or assignment of leasehold interest.

The net amount so far received from the sale of sites is £14,731,372.