Question to the Cabinet Office:
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what the cost per head is of the office space used by the Government Estate, by region of the UK.
The state of the estate report 2015-16 contains property cost per FTE by department (in Appendix G) and the regional breakdown is set out below:
Region | Property cost* per FTE in 2015-16 |
East Midlands | £3,700 |
East of England | £3,730 |
London | £7,920 |
North East | £2,660 |
North West | £3,444 |
Northern Ireland | £3,864 |
Scotland | £3,944 |
South East | £3,993 |
South West | £2,909 |
Wales | £3,472 |
West Midlands | £3,613 |
Yorkshire and the Humber | £3,565 |
* Property cost is the sum of the following costs: Rental Value, Net Unitary Charge, Net Rental Value, Rates, and Total Operational Costs. Figures are derived from data supplied by Departments.