Question to the Department for International Development:

To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, how many desks are in her Department's main building; how many such desks are (a) owned and (b) leased by her Department; and what the cost is per desk of leasing.

There are 650 desks in our main building at 22 Whitehall, London. We also have 834 desks in our office in Abercrombie House, East Kilbride. All desks are owned by the Department for International Development.