§ Mr. WelshTo ask the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food if he will estimate the current value of (i) plant and equipment, (ii) IT equipment, (iii) IT systems, (iv) office equipment, (v) scientific and laboratory equipment, (vi) furniture and fittings, (vii) vehicles, (viii) vessels and (ix) investments and the total for his Department. [99648]
§ Mr. Morley[holding answer 26 November 1999]: The value of assets of the Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food as at 31 March 1999 were:
Assets £000 Plant and Equipment 0 IT Equipment and Systems 46,445 Office Equipment 3,336 Scientific and Lab Equipment 13,808 Furniture and Fittings 5,694 Vehicles 4,356 Vessels 4,907 Investments 1,080 Total 79,626
§ Mrs. EwingTo ask the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food if he will list the current estimated value of land and property in(a) Scotland, (b) the UK, (c) overseas and (d) in total held by his Department in the form of (i) headquarters and regional offices, (ii) laboratories, (iii) farms, (iv) buffer depots and (v) other offices, including breakdowns for historic leasehold properties and long leasehold properties. [99663]
§ Mr. Morley[holding answer 26 November 1999]: The Ministry owns no land outside the United Kingdom. Capital valuations as at 31 March 1999 for Ministry land and property in Scotland and the United Kingdom are shown in the table. However, valuations for the separate categories of accommodation in Scotland are not given. The Ministry owns only three properties in Scotland, all of which are surplus to requirements and awaiting disposal. The individual valuations are, therefore, commercially sensitive.
£ million Scotland United Kingdom Freehold Historic/long leasehold Freehold Historic/long leasehold HQ/Regional Offices 0 0 34.6 11.4 Laboratories n/a 0 228.6 4.6 Farms 0 0 26.4 0 Buffer Depots n/a 0 3.8 0 Other Properties 0 0 8.9 0.1 Total 1.9 0 302.3 16.1