Question to the Cabinet Office:

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, if he will take steps with Cabinet colleagues to place conditions on the disposal of land and buildings by (a) NHS Property Services and (b) other Departments to require that the social value of its subsequent use is considered.

The disposal of land and buildings by all government bodies and agencies, including NHS Property Services, is governed by legislation and guidance from the Cabinet Office and HM Treasury. In the guidance it is emphasised that property assets should be deployed in the public interest. The decision-making processes they describe, and the planning and policy framework within which decisions are taken, constitute the conditions under which social value is brought into consideration.