§ Mr. Russell BrownTo ask the Secretary of State for Defence what progress his Department has made towards meetings its targets for the disposal of surplus property from the Defence Estate. [158796]
§ Dr. MoonieIn the financial year 2000–01 the Ministry of Defence achieved receipts amounting to £209 million from the disposal of surplus land. Although less than the record £287 million achieved in 1999–2000, this is a significant contribution to the achievement of the target set in the Strategic Defence Review of property disposals amounting to £700 million by 2002, and to the wider target set in Spending Review 2000 of disposals of over £600 million of assets by March 2004.