HC Deb 06 January 2003 vol 397 c45W
Mr. Hancock

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence how much his Department has claimed back from the developers at the(a) HMS Vernon and (b) Gunwharf sites in Portsmouth since its original sale because of the change in the level of development on the site since its sale was first agreed; when the money was paid, and if he will make a statement. [87795]

Dr. Moonie

To date the Ministry of Defence has received one payment in August 2002, rising from the clawback provisions in the disposal agreement for the Gunwharf Site (which incorporates the former HMS Vernon) and a further payment is under active discussion between the parties.

I am withholding the specific amounts in accordance with Exemption 13 (Third Party's commercial confidences) of the Code of Practice on Access to Government Information.