§ Lord Vivianasked Her Majesty's Government:
What steps they took to ensure (a) the highest receipts and (b) the shortest completion time when the two institutional bidders for the sale of the Royal Army Medical Corps Training Centre site at Millbank, London, were shortlisted and 16 other commercial bids were eliminated. [HL4615]
§ The Minister of State, Ministry of Defence (Baroness Symons of Vernham Dean)In assessing the bids received for the former Royal Army Medical Corps site on Millbank, the Ministry of Defence has taken a number of factors into account. These include the degree of risk attached to the bids, their compliance with the planning brief agreed with the local authority and the presence of listed buildings on the site. Thus, the size of the receipt and the likely time before it would be received were central to our considerations.