Question to the Cabinet Office:

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, if he will make an estimate of the average time it takes each Government Department to dispose of land; and whether he is taking steps to help reduce this.

Average disposal times for land sales are not centrally collected. These will vary depending on the nature of the land being sold. The Government Property Strategy commits to a smaller, better, greener estate, including raising £500m a year from disposals. Selling land expediently will help departments to meet this commitment.