§ Mr. FlightTo ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs how many buildings in England owned by her Department are used at less than 25 per cent. capacity for more than three months of the year. [175978]
§ Alun MichaelFive buildings on the Defra estate fall within this category. All five have been declared surplus and are awaiting disposal.
The Department does not hold information centrally about properties occupied by non-departmental public bodies but the use of premises by the wider Defra family is currently being reviewed.
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