§ Mr. Austin MitchellTo ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer (1) which IR and C and E buildings are owned by(a) Mapeley UK Ltd, (b) Mapeley Steps Ltd,
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Department Property Address Tenure HMCE Garage, 60 Inchinnan Road, Paisley, Strathclyde, PA3, Scotland Freehold HMCE Custom House, Killyhevlin, Enniskillen, County Fermanagh, BT74 4EJ, Northern Ireland Leasehold HMCE Portcullis House, No4 Gate, Southampton, Hampshire, SO14 3NT, England Freehold HMCE Custom House, Orchard Place, Southampton, Hampshire, SO14 3NS, England Freehold HMCE Chaucer's Walk, Furthergate Industrial Park, Blackburn, Lancashire, BB1 3AF, England Freehold HMCE Custom House, The Strand, St. Marys, Isles of Scilly, Cornwall, TR21 OPS, England Freehold HMCE 44 York Place, Edinburgh, Lothian, EH1 3JW, Scotland Freehold HMCE Custom House, Custom House Quay, Greenock, Strathclyde, PA15 1EQ, Scotland Leaseland HMCE 24 West Argyll Street, Ullapool, Highland, IV26 2UB, Scotland Freehold HMCE Custom House, 10 Harbour Terrace, Wick, Highland, KW1 5HB, Scotland Freehold HMCE Priory Court, St. John's Road, Dover, Kent, CT17 9SH, England Freehold HMCE Custom House, Lower Thames Street, London, Greater London, EC3R 6EE, England Leasehold (c) Mapeley Steps Contractor Ltd and (d) Mapeley Columbus Ltd; and whether the companies owning and maintaining the IR offices is based in Britain;[78519]
(2) what independent valuation was carried out on the Tax and Customs offices sold to Mapeley; and what it indicated the buildings were worth; [78537]
(3) how much stamp duty has been paid by Mapeley on the purchase of Inland Revenue and Customs and Excise Offices; [78518]
(4) what difference is between the amount the Inland Revenue will pay in rent each year to Mapeley and what it would have cost them if they still owned the buildings themselves. [78520]
§ Dawn Primarolo[holding answer 31 October 2002]: The information to answer the HM's question about the amount of stamp duty paid by the Mapeley consortium is covered by the Inland Revenue's legal duty of taxpayer confidentiality which is laid down by S182 of Finance Act 1989 which states, at sub section 1.
A person who discloses any information which he holds or has held in the exercise of tax functions, tax credit functions or social security functions is guilty of an offence if it is information about any matter relevant, for the purposes of any of those functions.Valuation of the Inland Revenue and Customs & Excise buildings was carried out as part of the STEPS process by independent valuers. This was performed by Insignia Richard Ellis in conjunction with Gerald Eve. Their opinion of Market Value was £370 million.Under the Mapeley contract the Inland Revenue pays Mapeley STEPS Contractor Ltd for the provision of fully serviced accommodation. A full appraisal was done at the time of the contract and that appraisal indicated that there would be a significant benefit to the Departments from the proposed arrangement over the lifetime of the contract compared with the status quo at that time.
The table below lists the Departments' properties which (with three exceptions) were transferred to Mapeley STEPS Ltd which is registered in Bermuda. The three exceptions were Custom House Southampton, Rutland House Bradford and 23 Piccadilly York which were sold to Mapeley STEPS Contractor Ltd which is UK registered. Some buildings were considered to be of particular importance (including primarily buildings of historical significance) and were not sold. Those properties within this category over which Mapeley STEPS Ltd are granted a long lease are included on the list. The maintenance and day to day services are provided by Mapeley STEPS Contractor Ltd which is a UK registered company.
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Department Property Address Tenure HMCE C&E Garage & Wreck Shed, Crittens Road, Cobholm, Great Yarmouth, Norfolk, NR30 1HZ, England Leasehold HMCE Custom House—Gravesend, The Terrace, Gravesend, Kent, DA12 2BW, England Freehold HMCE The Watch House, Watch House Lane, Cowes, Isle of Wight, PO31 7QH, England Freehold HMCE Eaton Court, 104–112 Oxford Road, Reading, Berkshire, RG1 7FU, England Freehold HMCE Garrison Point, Sheerness Docks, Sheerness, Kent, ME12 1PB, England Freehold HMCE Custom House, 90–100 Albion Street, South Wick, Shoreham, East Sussex, BN4 4EE, England Freehold HMCE Queens Dock, Kings Dock (off Chaloner Street), City Centre, Liverpool, Merseyside, L74 4AA, England Freehold HMCE Portcullis House, 27 Victoria Avenue, Southend, Essex SS2 6AL, England Freehold HMCE Phoenix House, 1 Wards Road, Elgin, Grampian, V30 1QL, Scotland Freehold HMCE Portcullis House, New Harbour Road South, Poole, Dorset, BH15 4AJ, England Leasehold HMCE Custom House, Furness Quay, Salford, Manchester, Greater Manchester, M5 2XX, England Leasehold HMCE Bretonside Garage, 29 Bretonside, Plymouth, Devon, PL4 OBB, England Leasehold HMCE Boundary House, Cheadle Point, Cheadle, Cheshire, SK8 2JZ, England Freehold HMCE Custom House, Newhaven Harbour, Newhaven, East Sussex, BN9 0BD, England Leasehold HMCE Multi Storey Car Park, Baxter Avenue, Southend, Essex SS2 9XX, England Leasehold HMCE Custom House, Alexandra Dock, Kings Lynn, Norfolk, PE30 1LR, England Leasehold HMCE Custom House, The Parade, Barbican, Plymouth, Devon, PL1 2JP, England Freehold HMCE Custom House, Queens Quay, Londonderry, County Derry, BT48 7AR, Northern Ireland Freehold HMCE Carne House, 20 Corry Place, Belfast, County Antrim, BT3 9HY, Northern Ireland Leasehold HMCE Custom House, Queens Square, Belfast, County Antrim, BT1 3ET, Northern Ireland Leasehold HMCE Lingate House, 102 Chapel Lane, Wigan, Greater Manchester, WN3 4BJ, England Leasehold HMCE Northstar House, Great North Road, Newcastle Upon Tyne, Tyne & Wear, England Freehold HMCE Computer Complex, Campfield Road, Shoeburyness, Essex, SS3 9BX, England Freehold HMCE Custom House. Clayton Street, Avonmouth, Avon. BS11 9DX, England Leasehold HMCE Custom House, View Point Road, Felixstowe Dock, Felixstowe, Suffolk, IP11 8RF, England Freehold HMCE Custom House, Main Road, Dovercourt, Harwich, Essex, CO12 3PG, England Freehold HMCE Pontoon Pier & Jetties, Custom House, The Terrace, Gravesend, Kent, DA12 2BW, England Freehold HMCE East Lock, Alexandra Dock, Newport, Gwent, NP9 2NP, Wales Leasehold HMCE Custom House, Heathrow, Nettleton Road, Heathrow Airport, Hounslow, Greater London, TW6 2LA, England Leasehold HMCE Custom House, Carnbane Way, Carnbane Industrial Estate, Newry, County Down, BT35 6QG, Northern Ireland Freehold HMCE Garage (Portline House), 2–16 Pope Street, London, Greater London, SE1 3PR, England Freehold HMCE Towergate, 163 Towerbridge Road, London, Greater London, SE1 3LT, England Freehold HMCE Chaucer House, 12 Vikingway, Church Manor Way, Erith, Kent, DA8 1EW, England Freehold IR Crown Building, 47 Clarendon Road, Watford, Hertfordshire, WD1 1HC, England Freehold IR Lyndhurst House, 120 Bunns Lane, London, Greater London, NW7 2AP, England Freehold IR Gracemead House, Woods Avenue, Hatfield, Hertfordshire, AL10 8NJ, England Freehold IR Crown Building, 41–55 Windmill Hill, Ruislip, Greater London, HA4 8BR, England Freehold IR Park House, 22 Park Street, Croydon, Surrey, CR9 1UX, England Leasehold IR Woolwich Crown Building, 48 Woolwich New Road, Woolwich, London, Greater London, SE18 6DY, England Freehold IR Charles House, 375 Kensington High St., London, Greater London, W14 8QS, England Leasehold IR Kew Sorting Centre. Ruskin Avenue, Kew, Richmond, Surrey, TW9 4DW, England Freehold IR Bush House S.W.Wing, Strand, London, Greater London, WC2 4RD, England Leasehold IR Newton Road, Sudbury, Suffolk, CO10 6RH, England Freehold IR Iceni House, Newland Street, Witham, Essex, CM8 2AX, England Freehold IR Dencora Court, Tylers House, Tylers Ave, Southend, Essex, SS1 2BE, England Freehold IR Bowback House, 299 Silbury Boulevard, Witan Gate West, Milton Keynes, Buckinghamshire, MK9 1NG, England Freehold IR Saxon House, 1 Causeway Lane, Leicester, Leicestershire, LE1 4AA, England Freehold IR Portman Road, Ipswich, Suffolk, IP2 2ED, England Freehold IR Bondgate Hall, Bondgate Without, Alnwick, Northumberland, NE66 1PX, England Freehold IR Foyle House, Duncreggan Road, Londonderry, County Derry, BT48 0AA, Northern Ireland Freehold IR Downshire House, Merchants Quay, Newry, County Down, BT35 6HS, Northern Ireland Freehold IR Dorchester House, 52–58 Great Victoria Street, Belfast, County Antrim, BT2 7BB, Northern Ireland Freehold IR Warwick House, Grantham Road, Newcastle Upon Tyne, Tyne & Wear, NE2 1QH, England Freehold IR Albion House, Northway, Scarborough, North Yorkshire, Y012 7AN, England Freehold IR 23 Piccadilly, York, North Yorkshire, YO1 1PG, England Freehold IR Fern House, 1A Adelaide Avenue, Coleraine, County Derby, BT52 1AJ, Northern Ireland Freehold IR Abbey House, Head Street, Enniskillen, County Fermanagh, BT74 7JL, Northern Ireland Freehold IR 63 College Street, St. Helens, Merseyside, WA10 1TN, England Freehold IR Dukes House, 34 Hoghton Street, Southport, Merseyside, PR9 0RJ, England Freehold IR Eskdale House, Shap Road, Kendal, Cumbria, LA9 6RF, England Freehold IR Birchen House, 2 Hamilton Street, Birkenhead, Merseyside, L41 6QS, England Freehold IR Towneley House, Kingsway, Burnley, Lancashire, BB1 1AA, England Freehold IR Albert Bridge House, 1 Bridge Street, Manchester. Greater Manchester, M60 9AF, England Freehold IR Bridgeman House, Bridgeman Terrace, Wigan, Greater Manchester, WN1 1TR, England Leasehold IR Stone Cross House, 21–27 Churchgate, Bolton, Greater Manchester. BL1 1YA, England Freehold IR Comben House, Bridle Road, Netherton Estate, Netherton, Sefton MBC, Merseyside, L30, England Leasehold IR Ruby House, 8 Ruby Place, Aberdeen, Grampian, AB9 2ZP, Scotland Freehold IR Russell House, King Street, Ayr, Strathclyde, KA8 0BD, Scotland Leasehold IR 2 Muiryhall Street, Coatbridge, Strathclyde, ML5 3EJ, Scotland Freehold IR St. Mungo's Road, Cumbernauld, Strathclyde, G70 5TR, Scotland Freehold 780W781W
Department Property Address Tenure IR Anchorage House, High Street, Chatham, Kent, ME4 4QR, England Freehold IR Medval House, Mote Road, Maidstone, Kent, ME15 6AE, England Freehold IR 8 Ogle Road, Southampton, Hampshire, SO14 7HY, England Freehold IR IRO Durrington, Barrington Road, Worthing, West Sussex, BN12 4XL, England Freehold IR Durrington Bridge House, Barrington Road, Worthing, West Sussex, BN12 4SE, England Freehold IR Northbank House, North Road, Bideford, Devon, EX39 2NX, England Freehold IR Westgate House, North Street, Bridgwater, Somerset, TA6 3PL, England Freehold IR Revenue Buildings, Chequergate, Louth, Lincolnshire, LN11 0LL, England Freehold IR Crown House, 50–52 Scalford Road, Melton Mowbray, Leicestershire, LE13 1JL, England Freehold IR 11–21 Millgate, Newark, Nottinghamshire, NG24 4XW, England Freehold IR Inland Revenue Accounts Office, Victoria Street, Shipley, West Yorkshire, BD98 8AA, England Freehold IR Government Buildings, Holland Road, Spalding, Lincolnshire, PE11 1UJ, England Freehold IR Holland House, 17 High St, Spalding, Lincolnshire, PE11 1TS, England Freehold IR Huntingdon Court, 90–94 Mansfield Road, Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, NG1 3HG, England Freehold IR Joseph Locke House, Heelis Street, Barnsley, South Yorkshire, S70 1LG, England Freehold IR Symons House, Belgrave Street, Leeds, West Yorkshire, LS2 8DD, England Freehold IR Lawress Hall, Riseholme Park, Riseholme, Lincoln, Lincolnshire, LN2 2BJ, England Leasehold IR Chaucer House, Commercial St, Off Station St, Mansfield, Nottinghamshire, NG18 1SY, England Freehold IR Castle Meadow Campus, Castle Meadow Road, Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, NG2 1BE, England Freehold IR 161 Brooms Road, Dumfries, Dumfries & Galloway, DG1 3EX, Scotland Freehold IR Auchincraig House, Argyll Road, Dunoon, Strathclyde, PA23 8ED, Scotland Freehold IR Meldruin House, 15 Drumsheugh Gardens, Edinburgh, Lothian. EH3 7UY, Scotland Freehold IR Grayfield House, Bankhead Ave, Edinburgh, Lothian, EH11 4AE, Scotland Freehold IR 1 Barrack Street, Hamilton, Strathclyde, ML3 0HS, Scotland Freehold IR 51 North Bridge Street, Hawick, Borders, TD9 9QH, Scotland Freehold IR 9 King Street, Rothesay, Strathclyde, PA20 0DE, Scotland Freehold IR 1–3 Water Vennel, Perth, Tayside, PH1 5UD, Scotland Freehold IR Moray House, East Cathcart Street, Buckie, Grampian, AB5 1AN, Scotland Freehold IR Saltire House, Pentland Park, Glenrothes, Fife, KY6 2AL, Scotland Freehold IR Marress House, Friars Croft, Irvine, Strathclyde, KAl2 8EE, Scotland Freehold IR Meadowbank Street, 15 Meadowbank Street, Dumbarton, Strathclyde, G82 3JR, Scotland Freehold IR Queensway House, Stewartsfield Way, Peel Park, Eastkilbride, Strathclyde, G79 1AA, Scotland Freehold IR 34–36 Wellesley Road, Ashford, Kent, TN24 8EN. England Freehold IR Vespasian House, Bridport Road, Dorchester, Dorset, DT1 1PX, England Freehold IR Madford House, Madford Lane, Launceston, Cornwall, PL15 9EG, England Leasehold IR Penlowarth, St. Marys Terrace, Penzance, Cornwall, TR18 4EB, England Freehold IR Lysnoweth, Infirmary Hill, Truro, Cornwall, TR1 2JD, England Freehold IR 20 Priory Road, Wells, Somerset, BA5 1TB, England Freehold IR The Apex, 2 Brest Road, Derriford Business Park, Plymouth, Devon, PL6 5XX, England Freehold IR Penhaligon House, Trinity Street, St. Austell, Cornwall, PL25 5BG, England Freehold IR Sherborne House, Kingsteignton Road, Newton Abbot, Devon, TQ12 2PF, England Freehold IR Piran House, Nettles Hill, Redruth, Cornwall, TR15 1SN, England Freehold IR Horsefair House, 35 King Street, Alfreton, Derbyshire, DE55 9BR, England Freehold IR Rutland House, 116 Manningham Lane, Bradford, West Yorkshire, BD8 7JW, England Freehold IR Crown House, Heaton Street, Gainsborough, Lincolnshire, DN21 2BJ, England Freehold IR Ty Glyn, High Street, Bangor, Gwynedd, LL57 1YN, Wales Freehold IR Government Buildings, 48 Free Street, Brecon, Powys, LD3 7BP, Wales Freehold IR Ty Glas, Ty Glas Road, Llanishen, Cardiff, South Glamorgan, CF4 5ZD, Wales Freehold IR Government Buildings, 1 Cherry Grove, Haverfordwest, Dyfed, SA61 2NW, Wales Freehold IR Government Buildings, Castle Street, Merthyr Tydfil, Mid-Glamorgan, CF47 8SX, Wales Freehold IR 11 Chepstow Road, Newport, Gwent, NP9 8WA, Wales Freehold IR Ty Moelwyn, Britannia Terrace, Porthmadog, Gwynedd, LL49 9NB, Wales Freehold IR Ty Nant, 180 High Street, Swansea, West Glamorgan, SA1 5AP, Wales Freehold IR Dolanog House, 24 Severn Road, Welshpool, Powys, SY21 7DA, Wales Freehold IR Plas Gororau, Wrexham Technology Park, Wrexham, Clwyd, LL13 7YY, Wales Leasehold IR Inland Revenue House, Parabola Road, Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, GL50 3BE, England Freehold IR Lower Leys, Burford Road, Bengeworth, Evesham, Hereford & Worcester, WR11 5AE, England Freehold IR Broadway House, 32/35 Broad Street, Hereford, Hereford & Worcester, HR4 9AZ, England Freehold IR Jephson House, Newbold Terrace, Leamington Spa, Warwickshire, CV32 4EJ, England Freehold IR Plas Ffynnon, 12/14 Middleton Road, Oswestry, Shropshire, SY11 2PW, England Freehold IR Bennfield House, 12 Corporation Street, Rugby, Warwickshire, CV21 2DP, England Freehold IR Crown Building, Alcester Road, Stratford On Avon, Warwickshire, CV37 9BU, England Freehold IR Merrywalks House, 2 The Hill, Merrywalks, Stroud, Gloucestershire, GL5 1QD, England Freehold IR Crown House, Birch Street, Wolverhampton, West Midlands, WV1 4JY, England Freehold IR Powell House, Church Street, Nuneaton, Warwickshire, CV11 4DS, England Freehold IR Old Meb Buildings, Riddings Road, Ludlow, Shropshire, SY6 1TF, England Freehold IR Boyd House 1, Lawn Central, Telford, Shropshire, TF3 4HQ, England Freehold IR Matheson House, Grange Central, Telford, Shropshire, TF3 4ER, England Freehold IR Boyd House II, Lawn Central, Telford, Shropshire, TF3 4HQ, England Freehold VOA 34 Southway, Colchester, Essex, CO2 7BB, England Freehold VOA Wagonway Rd, Alnwick, Northumberland, NE66 1QL, England Freehold VOA Darwin House, 2 The Mount, Shrewsbury, Shropshire, SY3 8PU, England Leasehold VOA 6 Dormer Place, Leamington Spa, Warwickshire, CV32 5AF, England Freehold HMCE Custom House, 18 Quay Walls, Berwick, Northumberland, TD15 1HB, England Freehold
Department Property Address Tenure HMCE Custom House, Hedon Road, King George Dock West, Hull, Humberside, HU9 5PW, England Leasehold VOA Charnwood House, Charnwood Road, Dumfries, Dumfries & Galloway, DG1 3AG, Scotland Freehold
§ Mr. Austin MitchellTo ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what renegotiation is taking place on the Inland Revenue Customs STEPS contract with Mapeley; and who initiated it. [80217]
§ Dawn PrimaroloDiscussions have taken place between the Departments and Mapeley following an approach from the company.