HC Deb 05 July 2002 vol 388 c629W
Mr. Laws

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what his estimate is of the value of disposals from the Defence Estate for each year from 1993–94 to 2002–03; and if he will make a statement. [66292]

Dr. Moonie

[holding answer 4 July 2002]Cash receipts

The receipts on a cash basis received for land/property disposals are provided in the following table:

Disposal programme
£ million
Year Actual cash received
1993–94 76
1994–95 75
1975–96 74
1996–97 180
1997–98 143
1998–99 158
1999–2000 287
2000–01 206
2001–02 159

Accrual basis

The Department moved to Resource Accounting and Budgeting and therefore the DE Agency now reports, within its Annual Report and Accounts, disposals on an accrual basis. See the following table:

£ million
Accrual basis
Year Accrual
2000–01 225
2001–02 184