HC Deb 10 May 2000 vol 349 c424W
Mr. Matthew Taylor

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to his oral statement of 21 March 2000, Official Report, column 858, on the Budget, if he will list projections of aggregate receipts from asset sales by Department in(a) 1999–2000, (b) 2000–01 and (c) 2001–02. [120798]

Mr. Andrew Smith

[holding answer 4 May 2000]The following sets out the estimated outturn receipts from sale of assets by Departments for 1999–2000. Aggregate receipts from asset sales of £1 billion are projected for both 2000–01 and 2001–02. These represent plans and are not broken down by Department.

Department £million
1999–2000
Education and Employment 0.6
Department of Health 250.2
DETR 202.4
Home Office 12.3
Legal Departments 8.2
Defence 348.8
Foreign and Commonwealth Office 32.5
International Development 0.02
Trade and Industry 8.7
Agriculture, Fisheries and Food 18.5
Culture, Media and Sport 1.8
Social Security 1.9
Scotland 16.6
Wales 35.6
Northern Ireland 91.3
Chancellor's Departments 60.1
Cabinet Office 4.4
Total 1,093.92