Question to the HM Treasury:

To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how much land (a) his Department, (b) its agencies, and (c) its non-departmental public bodies owns in (i) England, and (ii) the South West; and how much of that land has been identified as being surplus to requirements.

The UK Government is a significant landowner. The current Government Estate Strategy sets out the Government's vision to create an efficient, fit-for-purpose and sustainable estate whose performance matches the best of the private sector. As a Government we are delivering this vision, ensuring that the estate is fit for purpose, is frequently reviewed and aligned to the Estate Strategy, and is managed in an efficient and effective way.

The current landholdings of HM Treasury are shown in the table below. This does not include land previously identified as surplus that has now been disposed. The information is correct at time of publication.

The core department owns property that it both occupies and sublets to agencies, non-departmental public bodies and other government departments.

Of the total land HM Treasury holds in England, zero hectares are currently declared as surplus. These figures include agencies and non-departmental public bodies.

* We have interpreted this PQ to require information regarding freehold property only. No information quantifying hectares is available as HM Treasury’s property comprises only buildings.