§ Mr. WelshTo ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs if he will estimate the current value of land and property(a) in Scotland, (b) in the United Kingdom and (c) overseas allocated to his core Department, including Chevening. [99836]
§ Mr. Battle[holding answer 26 November 1999]: The FCO has no land or property in Scotland. Value information for the KO's estate in the UK and overseas is being developed as part of the implementation of resource accounting. This information is currently being audited. The first set of resource accounts will be published in respect of 1999–2000. Chevening is owned and administered by the Chevening Estate Trust. It does not form part of the FCO's estate.