HC Deb 22 October 2001 vol 373 cc87-90W
Mrs. May

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department if he will list the number, value and location of properties newly leased in each of the last five years by his Department, broken down by leases by the Department itself, its next step agencies and its non-departmental public bodies, differentiating between purchases made as a result of the creation of new bodies and those purchases made by established bodies. [7816]

Mr. Blunkett

The Home Office, its agencies and non-departmental public bodies (NDPBs) have acquired a total of 102 properties by lease since 1 April 1996.

The detail relating to the acquisitions is set out in the tables. It excludes both properties acquired on a short-term basis by licence and residential accommodation taken to accommodate staff members. The properties were acquired for the main Department or established bodies except where indicated.

Summary table of properties newly leased by the Home Office from 1 April 1996 to 31 March 2001
Number of properties acquired Total value of properties (£)
Main Department
1996–97 8 859,150
1997–98 6 522,026
1998–99 4 500,549
1999–2000 14 2,181,890
2000–01 34 9,901,708
Total 66 13,965,323
Agencies
1996–97 2 1,284,000
1997–98 3 106,000
1998–99 7 316,501
1999–2000 10 3,307,147
2000–01 2 31,850
Total 24 5,045,498
NDPBs
1996–97 1 69,050
1997–98 1 119,696
1998–99 4 20,100,618
1999–2000 3 616,905
2000–01 3 427,401
Total 12 21,333,670
Total
1996–97 11 2,212,200
1997–98 10 747,722
1998–99 15 20,917,668
1999–2000 27 6,105,942
20001–01 39 10,360,959
Total 102 40,344,491
Properties newly leased by the Home Office in 1996–97
Location Number Value (£)
Main Department
Stanstead 1 63,959
Heathrow 2 654,346
Darlington 1 5,025
Dover 1 31,700
Dundee 1 58,900
Plymouth 1 18,493
Watford 1 26,730
Total 8 859,150
Agencies
London 1 1,266,000
Reading 1 18,000
Total 2 1,284,000
NDPBs
Birmingham 1 69,050
Total 1 69,050

Note:

The property purchased by the NDPB was for a new body

Properties newly leased by the Home Office in 1997–98
Location Number Value (£)
Main Department
Cambridge 1 9,150
Solihull 1 119,472
Heathrow 2 113,529
Liverpool 1 121,500
London 1 158,375
Total 6 522,026
Properties newly leased by the Home Office in 1997–98
Location Number Value (£)
Agencies
Birmingham 1 48,000
Liverpool 2 58,000
Total 3 106,000
NDPBs
Glasgow 1 119,696
Total 1 119,696
Properties newly leased by the Home Office in 1998–99
Location Number Value (£)
Main Department
Bootle 1 311,500
Manchester 1 46,570
London 1 32,966
Glasgow 1 109,513
Total 4 500,549
Agencies
Birmingham 1 276,000
Manchester 2 40,501
Liverpool 1 12,000
Belfast 2 76,575
West Bromwich 1 21,000
Total 7 316,501
NDPBs
Onley 1 6,122,608
Birmingham 1 222,435
Durham 1 6,126,603
Rochester 1 7,628,972
Total 4 20,100,618

Note:

The NDPB properties at Onley, Durham and Birmingham were acquired for new bodies

Properties newly leased by the Home Office in 1999–2000
Location Number Value (£)
Main Department
Manchester 1 44,930
Leicester 1 4,500
Liverpool 4 309,343
Gatwick 1 235,624
Croydon 5 1,327,306
Heathrow 1 251,992
Bristol 1 8,195
Total 14 2,181,890
Agencies
Croydon 1 319,530
Birmingham 5 1,255,967
Peterborough 2 116,150
London 1 1,607,000
Evesham 1 8,500
Total 10 3,307,147
NDPBs
London 2 533,480
Birmingham 1 83,425
Total 3 616,905

Note:

Two NDPBs properties were acquired for new bodies at a total cost of £368,425

Properties newly leased by the Home Office in 2000–01
Location Number Value (£)
Main Department
Heathrow 2 437,224
Gatwick 3 101,698
Immingham 2 11,125
Croydon 5 2,082,242
Yeadon 1 20,344
Leeds 2 601,903
Southend 1 6,231
Hounslow 1 770,000
Birmingham 1 1,500,000
Bedford 1 405,000
Manchester 1 15,100
Rugby 1 3,732
Ch. Norton 1 1,957,500
Glasgow 1 59,996
Hayes 1 577,367
Feltham 1 300,000
London 2 539,050
Exeter 1 1,300
Dover 2 96,539
Crawley 1 117,930
Leicester 1 12,000
Southampton 1 60,430
Liverpool 1 225,000
Total 34 9,901,708
Agencies
Warrington 1 26,250
Doncaster 1 5,600
Total 2 31,850
NDPBs
London 1 39,813
Liverpool 1 304,512
Birmingham 1 83,076
Total 3 427,401

Note:

The three properties purchased by NDPBs were for new bodies