§ Mr. LawsTo ask the Secretary of State for Defence if he will list the(a) land and (b) buildings in central London owned by (i) his Department, (ii) its agencies and (iii) the UK armed forces, giving the value in each case. [156709]
§ Mr. CaplinThe National Asset Register, (NAR), published by HM Treasury, provides a comprehensive list and valuation of all of the assets owned by every Government department and their sponsored bodies. A copy of the 2001 NAR has been placed in the Library of the House and can be accessed on the HM Treasury website at http://www.hm-treasury.gov.uk. It should be noted that these are asset valuations and do not represent the disposal value of these assets.
In central London the MoD, (including Agencies and Service personnel), holds a number of major properties. Those which have a realisable value to the Department have been valued and included in the NAR.
198WSuch properties are listed in the table with the NAR values shown comprising the sum of the land value and the value of the various buildings. Service Families Accommodation and properties used solely by Visiting Forces and Reserve Forces have been excluded.
Property Location Use NAR Value £ Chelsea Barracks Chelsea Barracks 58,530,000 DCSA St Vincent Whitehall Communications 14,918,000 Great Scotland Yard Whitehall Offices 2,557,000 Horse Guards Whitehall Barracks 6,130,000 Hyde Park Barracks Knightsbridge Barracks 72,170,000 Main Building Whitehall Offices 65,909,000 Northumberland House Whitehall Offices 11,736,000 Old War Office Whitehall Offices 63,370,000 RCDS Seaford House Westminster College 1,667,000 Regents Park Barracks Regents Park Barracks 29,190,000 Wellington Barracks Petty France Barracks 106,210,000 Following the Chief Secretary's letter of 10 September, there is an automatic presumption against locating new and reconstituted activity in London and the South-East and a moratorium against all Government Departments renewing, creating new leases or purchasing freehold property for office-based activities over 2000 sq. m. The Lyons Review reported to the Chancellor of the Exchequer on 15 March.