§ Mrs. Bridget PrenticeTo ask the Secretary of State for Education and Employment if she will list the square footage and cost of office space rented by her Department and its agencies and the number of her Department or agencies' buildings partly, or fully unoccupied together with the square footage of that unoccupied office space and its estimated rental value where available in each of the past five financial years. [27734]
§ Mr. Robin Squire[holding answer 7 May 1996]: The following tables contain the information available for the DfEE estate, including all headquarters buildings and outstations. The estimated costs for occupied properties include rent, rates and service charge.
Occupied DfEE leasehold properties DfEE HO and outstations Employment service agency Area = sq ft for 1995–96 621,831 8,914,290 Estimated cost 1991–92 Not available £44,920,494 Estimated cost 1992–93 Not available £57,781,989 Estimated cost 1993–94 £29,051,367 £62,285,889 Estimated cost 1994–95 £29,249,929 £59,331,224 Estimated cost 1995–96 £27,625,884 £56,004,487
Surplus/partly vacant DfEE leasehold properties DfEE HO and Outstations Employment Service Agency Number of properties in 1995–96 21 126 Area= sq ft for 1995–96 183,039 904,176 Estimated rental value 1991–92 Not available Not available Estimated rental value 1992–93 Not available Not available Estimated rental value 1993–94 £1,965,793 Not available Estimated rental value 1994–95 1,704,930 Not available Estimated rental value 1995–96 2,303,885 4,022,276