§ Mr. BakerTo ask the Secretary of State for Defence if he will list the properties and land owned by his Department which he has identified as surplus to requirements, giving in each case their estimated value. [30318]
§ Mr. SpellarMy Department currently has some 235 properties and land which are surplus to requirement and in the process of disposal. I will write to the hon. Member shortly with a listing and place a copy in the Library of the House. The number of properties in disposal inevitably changes as disposals are completed.
The financial information sought is commercially sensitive and could, if released, be prejudicial to the conduct of my Department's business. I am therefore withholding this under Exemption 7 of the Code of Practice on Access to Government Information.