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Mr. Mudie
[holding answer 11 February 1999]: The total value of money realised from the sale of assets by the Department, its agencies, and associated public bodies since the publication of the information in the National Assets Register is £13,391,196.
Asset management is kept under close review, and those which are surplus to requirements are disposed of as quickly as possible, subject to value-for-money considerations. They are normally disposed of on the open market by public auction or tender. The exception to this rule is that in DfEE, good working IT equipment is gifted to education and employment bodies and projects via third-party organisations. The following table lists items reported as sold by the Department, its agencies and associated public bodies since the information on assets was published in the National Assets Register of November 1997.
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| Employment Service |
Type of asset sold |
Value realised (£) |
| 1997–98 |
Land and Buildings1 | 3,244,480 |
|
Fixtures and Fittings |
9,000 |
|
Vehicles |
1,117,586 |
|
Office Machinery |
2,779 |
|
Other IT Equipment |
83,734 |
| 1998–99 |
Land and Buildings2 |
1,575,000 |
| (December 1998) |
Fixtures and Fittings |
5,128 |
|
Vehicles |
914,778 |
|
Other IT Equipment3 |
1,922 |
| 1Employment Service Property Assets listed in National Assets Register disposed of in 1997–98: Airdrie UBO, Barking JC, Biggleswade ESJ, Blaenavon ESJ, Bradford Clifford St. ESJ, Cardiff JC, Cowdenbeath ESJ, Doncaster Trafford Way ESJ, Dumfries JC, Dunoon JC, Eastleigh JC, Ellesmere Port UBO, Epping JC, Gorleston ESJ, Kelso ESJ, Llandrindod Wells ESJ, Loughborough PACT, Milford Haven ESJ, Nelson ESJ, Newton Le Willows ESJ, (Historic Lease) Northallerton ESJ, Orpington (the Walnuts), Parkhead UBO, Peterhead UBO, Preston JC, Rushden UBO, South Kirby ESJ, Stanford Le-Hope, Walton ESJ, Wishaw ESJ, Witney ESJ and Worcester ESJ. |
| 2Employment Service Property Assets listed in National Assets Register disposed of in 1998–99 (up to December 1998): Camden Town ESJ, Malvern ESJ, and March ESJ. |
| 3From 1 August 1998 the Employment Service entered into a partnership agreement with EDS for a period of 10 years. Under the partnership agreement, ES computer equipment (with the exception of telecommunication equipment) transferred to EDS for a nominal charge. The assets had a net book value of approximately £20 million at the date of transfer. They were exchanged for equivalent savings in the net present value of service charges over the term of the agreement. |
| Ofsted |
Type of assets sold |
Number of transactions |
Value realised £ |
| 1997–98 |
Vehicles—Cars |
7 |
28,329 |
| 1998–99 |
Vehicles—Cars |
4 |
20,318 |
| Organisation |
Type of asset sold |
Value realised (£) |
| NCVQ/SCAR now |
QCA |
|
| 1997–98 |
Office Machinery |
450 |
|
Vehicles |
2,432 |
| 1998–99 |
Other IT Equipment |
3,500 |
|
Vehicles |
19,297 |
| Teachers Training Agency |
|
|
| 1997–98 |
IT equipment |
3,900 |
| Construction Industry Training Board |
|
|
| 1997–98 |
Building |
140,000 |
|
Plant and Machinery |
20,500 |
|
Office furniture and equipment |
10,700 |
|
Vehicles |
263,933 |
| 1998–99 |
Plant and Machinery |
8,200 |
|
Office furniture and equipment |
750 |
|
Vehicles |
108,300 |
| Funding Agency for Schools |
|
|
| 1997–98 |
IT equipment |
9,000 |
| 1998–99 |
IT equipment |
3,400 |
| Higher Education Funding Council for England |
|
|
| 1997–98 |
Vehicles |
4,200 |
|
IT equipment |
25,500 |
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| Organisation |
Type of asset sold |
Value realised (£) |
| Remploy Ltd. |
|
|
| 1997–98 |
Buildings |
164,000 |
|
Plant machinery and other equipment |
955,000 |
|
Vehicles |
400,000 |
| 1998–99 |
Buildings |
538,000 |
|
Plant machinery and other equipment |
886,000 |
|
Vehicles |
119,000 |
| Student Loan Company |
|
|
| 1997–98 |
Computer and other electronic equipment |
463,000 |
|
Vehicles |
43,000 |
| Further Education Funding Council |
|
|
| 1997–98 |
Equipment |
2,285 |
| 1998–99 |
Equipment |
502 |
| Engineering Construction Industry Training Board |
|
|
| 1997–98 |
Plant and machinery |
118,000 |