HC Deb 01 February 2002 vol 379 c591W
Mr. Bercow

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what his estimate is of the(a) annual cost and (b) total value of the empty properties owned by (i) his Department, (ii) his agencies and (iii) other public bodies for which he has had responsibility in each of the last four years. [30068]

Dr. Moonie

The following figures relate to surplus property on the Defence Estate earmarked for disposal in each of the last three years; (figures for 1997–98 are not available).

£ million
Year Value Cost
1998–99 1 21.4
1999–2000 214 21.9
2000–01 273 21.4
1Not available

The costs identified include the cost of works undertaken to prepare empty sites for sale and the marketing costs in addition to the routine upkeep of the empty property awaiting disposal.

The cost and values of other empty property, including that in the course of refurbishment or redevelopment, are not held centrally and could be provided only at disproportionate cost.