§ Mrs. DunwoodyTo ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions if he will list(a) the current acreage of land owned by the British Railways Board and (b) its current value. [8519]
§ Ms Glenda JacksonAt the beginning of this financial year the Board held some 906,000 square feet of freehold office accommodation. Total acreage of land is not readily available. The book value of the freehold properties held by the Board at that date was £155.62 million.
§ Mrs. DunwoodyTo ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions if he will list for each of the last three years the land disposed of by the British Railways Board, indicating the acreage involved and its value. [8520]
§ Ms JacksonSeveral hundred freehold properties have been sold by the British Railways Board each year over the past three years. Total acreage and square footage is not readily available. Gross sales proceeds have been:
- 1994–95: £37.92 million
- 1995–96: £50.80 million
- 1996–97: £65.60 million