§ Mr. BercowTo ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, pursuant to her answer of 29 January 2002,Official Report, column 231W, what the total area in square feet of all empty properties owned by (a) her Department, (b) her agencies and (c) other public bodies for which she has had responsibility was in each year since May 1997. [37914]
§ Mr. Ivan LewisThe total area in square feet of all empty properties owned by my Department, in each of the last four years since May 1997 is as follows:
- 1997–1998: 20,913 sq feet
- 1998–1999: 20,913 sq feet
- 1999–2000: 29,063 sq feet
- 2000–2001: 35,363 sq feet
The Department's agencies and other public bodies do not own any empty properties.