§ Mr. LidingtonTo ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what the total value is of the fixed assets held by her Department, its agencies, non-departmental public bodies and public corporations. [85010]
§ Margaret BeckettThe total value of the fixed assets held by DEFRA, its agencies, NDPBs and public corporations is £2,625,564,000 (as detailed in the table):
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£000 NDPB Land and buildings Plant and machinery Total Apple and Pear Research Council 0 0 0 British Potato Council 518 129 647 Countryside Agency 3,488 789 4,277 English Nature 3,612 5,202 8,814 Environment Agency — — 1,962,211 Home Grown Cereals Authority 0 163 163 Horticultural Development Council 0 52 52 Horticulture Research International 44,982 1.608 46,590 Meat and Livestock Commission 4,649 601 5,250 Milk Development Council 0 41 41 National Forest Company 1,551 0 1,551
£000 NDPB Land and buildings Plant and machinery Total Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew 57,386 3,331 60,717 Sea Fish Industry Authority 2,945 524 3,469 Wine Standards Board 0 7 7 Total 119.131 12,447 2,093,789 Total DEFRA and agencies 531,775 2,625,564