§ Mr. LawsTo ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs if she will list London buildings leased by her Department; what the total cost of such leases was in the latest year for which information is available; how many staff work in each building; and what the nature of their employment is. [156599]
§ Alun MichaelThe Department leases the following London buildings for use by its civil servants and Ministers, where we are the sole occupier:
Staff 10 Whitehall Place, SW1 326 Nobel House, 17 Smith Square, SW1 550 Ergon House, 17 Smith Square, SW1 568 1A Page St, SW1 682 Eastbury House, 30-34 Albert Embankment, SE1 105 Cromwell House, Dean Stanley Street, SW1 183 55 Whitehall, SW11 1Currently vacant 3–8 Whitehall Place, SW12 2 Currently being redeveloped 1 Although currently vacant, 55 Whitehall is being prepared for occupation by all of Defra's family of organisations moving from another central London location. It should be ready by September 2004. The total cost of the leases for these buildings for 2002–03 was £12,174,290.
The Department also has agreements with other Government Departments to occupy space in their buildings:
Staff Ashdown House 646 9 Millbank 255 Woburn Place 132 Note Staff numbers quoted include part time staff, agency temps and consultants.