Question to the Cabinet Office:

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the Answer of 12 September 2017 to Question 8258, what the expected peaks are that the Government Property Unit will have to manage.

The Government Property Unit sets out its objectives and milestones in its Business Plan which is monitored internally throughout the year.

During 2017/18 there are a number of initiatives which will be managed by the Unit including the co-creation of a refreshed Government Estate Strategy with departments; work to prepare for the launch of the Government Property Agency; an on-going focus on the release of public land and assets for housing and capital receipts; launching phase 6 of the One Public Estate initiative and supporting the government’s Industrial Strategy through potential relocations.