§ Ms Roseanna CunninghamTo ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport what his estimate is of the current value of property(a) in Scotland, (b) in England, (c) overseas and (d) in total held by (i) the BBC, (ii) the ITC, (iii) the Radio Authority, (iv) Channel 4, (v) the S4C and (vi) the Office of the National Lottery; and what is the value of other assets held by these bodies. [99826]
§ Janet Anderson[holding answer 26 November 1999]: The value of property and other assets held by these organisations is:
£ million Property England Scotland Overseas Total Other assets BBC 434.8 8.0 15.1 477.90 1,407.0 ITC 2.5 0 0 2.5 1.7 Radio Authority 0 0 0 0 0.53 CH4 70.0 0 0 70.0 0 S4C 0 0 0 11.0 3.6 OFLOT 0 0 0 0 0.93 Total 507.3 8.0 15.1 561.40 1,413.76 Note:
These figures are the latest available (1998–99). The total value of property held includes that held in Wales and Northern Ireland. S4C hold property only in Wales. OFLOT became the National Lottery Commission on 1 April 1999.