§ Mrs. GillanTo ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs if he will list all(a) overseas and (b) UK properties (i) owned by his Department and (ii) leased. [62064]
§ Mr. FatchettThe Foreign and Commonwealth Office occupies the following properties in the United Kingdom.
Owned Leased Old Admiralty Building, London SW1 1 Palace Street, London SW1 Old Public Offices, King Charles Street, London SW1 Cromwell House, London SW1 22–24 Whitehall, London SW1 4 Matthew Parker Street, London SW1 Hanslope Park, Buckinghamshire Apollo House, Croydon Creslow, Buckinghamshire (Wireless Station) 8 Cleveland Row, London SW1 Gawcott. Buckinghamshire (Wireless Station) 1 Carlton Gardens, London SW1 Poundon, Buckinghamshire (Wireless Station) 20 Victoria Street, London SW1 To provide the information requested on overseas properties would at present involve a disproportionate expenditure of public funds. However, the Department has recently acquired an electronic property data base which will soon be operational. I shall write to the hon. Member shortly with the information requested and shall place copies of the letter int he Libraries of the House.
§ Mrs. GillanTo ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, pursuant to his oral statement of 27 November 1998,Official Report, column 443, if he will list his Department's (a) owned and (b) leased properties that are being sold. [62062]
§ Mr. FatchettAll FCO properties are being reviewed against a set of Key Performance Indicators designed to assess their fitness for purpose, the returns they offer on capital and the costs of alternative provision. Properties proposed for sale include the Ambassador's house in Dublin, the Embassy in Bonn and the former Consulate in Casablanca.