§ Mr. WeirTo ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs if she will estimate the total annual running costs for buildings used, owned or rented by her Department for each nation and region of the UK, and estimate the average cost per square metre for properties used by her Department as a whole, and by region and nation of the UK.[6843]
§ Mr. MorleyThe figures are as follows:
£ per annum Nation/region Total running cost Average running cost Wales 295,000 69 London 9,847,000 189 South West England 5,513,000 129 South East England 17,312,000 284 Anglia 5,971,000 121 North East England 15,869,000 253 North West England 2,625,000 129 57,432,000 — Overall average — 196