HC Deb 24 January 2000 vol 343 cc89-90W
Mr. Baker

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport if he will list those properties held by his Department and agencies responsible to him which are(a) wholly and (b) mainly unoccupied at present, giving locations and when they became so unoccupied in each case. [105303]

Mr. Alan Howarth

[holding answer 19 January 2000]: My Department has the following properties unoccupied at present:

Address of Property Wholly or partly unoccupied Date vacated
Core Department
2nd Floor, 179a Tottenham Court Road, W11 Partly January 2000
Basement, 7 St. James's Square, SW12 Partly January 2000
Royal Parks Agency
Brew House Bushey Park Wholly ©1998
New Lodge Bushey Park Wholly December 1999
White Lodge, Bushey Park3 Wholly ©1980
Vanburgh Gate Lodge, Greenwich Park Wholly January 2000
1 Area became vacant following closure of Y2K contingency office. Being actively marketed.
2 Area became vacant following Commission for Architecture and the Built Environment (CABE) reducing their occupation prior to finding alternative premises.
3 Requires the completion of significant restoration before re-occupation is feasible.

Note:

The remainder of the Royal Parks properties are available for re-occupation at any time.