§ Mr. BurstowTo ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport what estimate he has made of the value of the freehold property of the National Sound Archive building at 29 Exhibition Road; and when the freehold will be disposed of. [40127]
§ Mr. FisherThe property at 29 Exhibition Road, currently occupied by the British Library's National Sound Archive (NSA), is held in Trust by the National Sound Archive. It is intended that the property will be sold when the NSA vacates the building later this year. The value of the premises will depend on the property market at the time. The terms of the Trust require that the proceeds from sale of the property should be used to further the NSA's designated activities.
Title Date of publication Closing Date Number of replies Broadcasting events of National Significance (on criteria to guide the listing of events under the Broadcasting Act 1990) 10 July 1997 1 September 1997 38 The People's Lottery 21 July 1997 12 September for comments on the Bill and 10 October for general comments 588 Access to Museums and Galleries—Consultation Paper on Draft Code of Practice 8 December 1997 28 February 1998 60 Television: the Digital Future (jointly issued by DCMS and the DTI's Radiocommunications Agency) 12 February 1998 4 September 1998 n/a Definition of a British Film (included in the Film Policy Review Group Report) 25 March 1998 29 May 1998 n/a Tourism—Towards Sustainability 14 April 1998 29 May 1998 n/a n/a = Not applicable