HC Deb 05 November 1999 vol 337 cc354-5W
Dr. Fox

To ask the Secretary of State for Health if he will list the assets sold by his Department together with their values in each year from 1991–92 to 1998–99; and if he will estimate the value of assets planned to be sold in 1999–2000 and 2000–01. [96274]

Mr. Denham

Although information on individual sales of assets disposed of by the Department is not held centrally, the following information is available and relates to assets owned directly by the department:

(a) The total income from disposal of NHS assets between 1991–92 and 1998–99 is in the table.

Capital receipts—NHS assets
Year £ million
1991–92 169
1992–93 115
1993–94 213
1994–95 208
1995–96 282
1996–97 393
1997–98 471
1998–99 500

(b) Current forecast income from the disposal of NHS assets for 1999–2000 and 2000–01 and is in the table.

Current forecast income from disposal of NHS assets
Year £ million
1999–2000 337
2000–01 363

Note:

In this period, there were, and are expected to be, no significant disposals of non-National Health Service assets and information on minor or routine disposals could be ascertained only at disproportionate cost.