§ Mr. BayleyTo ask the Secretary of State for Health how much has been spent on repairs, maintenance and improvement of the former Northern regional health authority headquarters at Benfield road, Newcastle, since January 1986; who owns the building; when it will be vacated; and what receipts from the sale of the lease or freehold of this building will be released. [13731]
§ Mr. MaloneCapital expenditure on repairs, maintenance and improvement of the former Northern regional health authority headquarters at Benfield road, Newcastle since 1986 totals £896,500, mostly before 1992. The building is owned by my right hon. Friend the Secretary of State for Health.
Following the move of the staff from Benfield road to Durham in Spring 1996, the building will be occupied by Newcastle and North Tyneside district health authority, and North Tyneside family health services authority— Newcastle and North Tyneside health authority from 1 April 1996—who had previously occupied four separate 457W buildings in Newcastle and north Tyneside. As the property will remain in use for health service accommodation, there will be no receipts for the sale of the freehold.