§ Mr. RaynsfordTo ask the Secretary of State for Defence if he will list the organisations and individuals who have submitted expressions of interest in taking a lease on the buildings currently occupied by the Royal Naval college in Greenwich, indicating in each case the nature of the organisation and the uses which it proposes for the buildings. [356]
§ Mr. Soames[holding answer 20 November 1995]: Eight expressions of interest have been lodged in respect of all of the buildings comprising the Royal Naval college, Greenwich, with a further three lodged in respect of parts of the complex. It is my Department's policy not to disclose the identity of sponsors of expressions of interest on the grounds of commercial confidentiality. Sponsors are however free to reveal their own identity. The expression of interest will now be assessed and we will make an announcement in due course.
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