§ Mr. John MarshallTo ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, pursuant to his answer of 18 March,Official Report, column 11, what rents were paid for the various buildings rented by the European Parliament in (a) Strasbourg, (b) Brussels and (c) Luxembourg; and if he will indicate the floor areas of the buildings, the purposes for which they are used, and the nature of any applicable rent reviews. [22360]
§ Mr. David DavisThe information requested is as follows:
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1996 rent (£) Floor area Luxembourg 2140,000m BAK building 8,593,930 NHE building 679,884 Schuman building 3,158,223 Senningerberg building 287,417 Tower building 1,504,316 Strasbourg 2120,000 Palais de L'Europe 664,084 IPE O, IPE I and IPE II 7,042,439 IPE III 4,016,552
1996 rent (£) Floor area Brussels 2175,000m Belliard I building 4,771,102 Belliard II building 1,210,748 Belliard III/IV building 4,328,590 Eastman building 270,054 Remorqueur building 251,708 Remard building 1,019,901 Van Maerlant building 3,232,279 D2 building 11,143,704 The Palais de 1'Europe in Strasbourg and the D2 building in Brussels contain debating chambers for plenary sessions of the European Parliament. Other buildings contain offices and meeting rooms.
The figures for rent also include property tax. The rentals are calculated over 12 months on the basis of existing leases. They are not subject to periodic review, but the leases provide for indexing to the cost of living, or to construction costs.