HC Deb 23 January 2003 vol 398 c489W
Mr. Laws

To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, who owns the Scotland Office headquarters at Dover House in Whitehall, what her latest estimate is of the total value of this building; and what her estimate is of its annual rental cost. [90378]

Mrs. Liddell

Dover House is owned by the Crown Estate and leased to the Scotland Office. The value of the building is a matter for the Crown Estate. The rental cost in 2001–02 was £10,500.

Mr. Laws

To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland when and by whom Dover House, Whitehall, was valued for the purposes of the National Asset Register; what the latest valuation is; and if she will make a statement. [91699]

Mrs. Liddell

Dover House was re-valued prior to transfer by the former Scottish Office. On 31 March 1999, it was independently re-valued at £2 million by GVA Grimley, International Property Advisors, on the basis of Existing Use Value in accordance with the Appraisal and Valuation Manual of the Royal Institute of Chartered Surveyors. Its current net book value (at 31 March 2002) is £1.675 million.