HC Deb 21 July 2004 vol 424 cc343-4W
Mr. Ancram

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs pursuant to the oral statement by the Chancellor of the Exchequer of 12 July 2004,Official Report, columns 1129–39, on the spending review, what the total value is of his Department's assets, broken down by those held (a) in the United Kingdom and (b) abroad. [185005]

Mr. Straw

[holding answer 20 July 2004]: The total book value as at 31 March 2004 for the Foreign and Commonwealth Office's fixed assets (i.e. non-current assets) is approximately £1,223 million.

Of this approximately 16 per cent. is UK based with the balance being located abroad:

£ million
UK 195
Overseas 1,028

Mr. Ancram

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs pursuant to the oral statement by the Chancellor of the Exchequer of 12 July 2004,Official Report, columns 1129–39, on the spending review, whether the £51 million combined increase for the World Service and the British Council is included in the 1.4 per cent. departmental increase. [185006]

Mr. Straw

[holding answer 20 July 2004]: Yes.

Mr. Ancram

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs pursuant to the oral statement by the Chancellor of the Exchequer of 12 July 2004,Official Report, columns 1129–39, on the spending review, which assets his Department has identified (a) in the United Kingdom and (i) abroad which will be sold off. [185007]

Mr. Straw

[holding answer 20 July 2004]: The Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO) has no property assets for sale in the United Kingdom.

Assets to be sold
Abidjan Offices
Beirut House
Bilbao Land
Bratislava House
Bucharest House
Budapest Two flats plus garage
Buenos Aires Two flats
Canberra House
Caracas Office and house
Copenhagen House
Dublin House
Kuala Lumpur House
Kampala Land
Kiev Flat
Lima Offices
Lusaka Office
Paris Flats

Assets to be sold
Port Louis House
Rio de Janeiro Flat
San Salvador Office and residence
Santiago House plus flat
St. Georges (Grenada) House
Tel Aviv House
The Hague House
Tashkent House
Tunis Land
Wellington House

The FCO will continue to keep its estate holdings under review, and will participate in consultations with Sir Michael Lyons in due course.

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