§ Mr. AncramTo 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. AncramTo 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. AncramTo 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.
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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.