Buildings
(asked on 11th November 2014) - View Source
Question to the Department for Transport:
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many buildings his Department sold in (a) 2010, (b) 2011, (c) 2012, (d) 2013 and (e) 2014.
The requested information is not available in the format requested and can only be obtained at disproportionate cost.
The Department for Transport reviews assets and land and property holdings on an ongoing basis and recently completed the Strategic Land & Property Review to identify capital receipts in SR15. As and when appropriate any land or property holdings deemed surplus are promptly identified and disposed of in accordance with business needs.
This has resulted in reductions in the cost of the department estate and improved space efficiency as reported in the annual State of the Estate Report:
2010-11 | 2011-12 | 2012-13 | |
Total cost of the estate | £166,096,850 | £161,858,767 | £154,653,361 |
Occupied space (m2) per FTE | 12.4 | 11.9 | 10.3 |
In addition the Department for Transport has contributed land capable of delivering 3,752 homes to the Public Sector Land Programme during the current parliament, we are continuing to rationalise our estate, delivering cost savings and better value for money for the taxpayer.