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	registered interest
	date	09/02/2017
	answering body	Cabinet Office
	answering dept id	53
	answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
	answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
	hansard heading	Government: Assets
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many properties and assets the Government fully owns in Glasgow Central constituency.
	tabling member constituency	Glasgow Central
	tabling member printed	Alison Thewliss
	uin	63839
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/02/2017 answer text <p>The Government has 69 freehold holdings in Glasgow Central, of which 68 are land holdings held by the Department for Transport.</p> answering member constituency Ipswich answering member printed Ben Gummer question first answered 22/02/2017 10:14:18 answering member 3988 label Biography information for Ben Gummer
	tabling member	4430 label Biography information for Alison Thewliss

687906

	registered interest
	date	09/02/2017
	answering body	HM Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
	hansard heading	Government: Assets
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to the Written Statement of 6 February 2017, HCWS458, what the criteria is for determining the level of economic or social return when considering the sales of government assets.
	tabling member constituency	Hayes and Harlington
	tabling member printed	John McDonnell
	uin	63951
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/02/2017 answer text <p>HM Treasury’s “Green Book” outlines the framework that is used to assess the value for money of public spending decisions, including asset sales. Supplementary guidance is provided in “Value for money and the valuation of public sector assets”.</p><p> </p><p>The Department to whom an asset belongs is responsible for the sale process of that asset. The Economic Secretary to the Treasury is the minister responsible for the financial sector assets which the Treasury owns (Royal Bank of Scotland, Lloyds and UK Asset Resolution).</p><p> </p><p>Whether there is a policy reason for the government to continue to hold an asset is assessed on a case-by-case basis. With regards to student loans, the policy objective of issuing a loan is to allow access to higher education. This purpose is achieved once the loan is made.</p><p> </p><p>The government takes expert advice on market conditions ahead of any significant asset sale.</p><p> </p><p>The government will inform the House by way of a statement when the sale of a significant public asset is completed.</p> answering member constituency South West Hertfordshire answering member printed Mr David Gauke grouped question UIN 63952 63953 63958 63959 63962 question first answered 22/02/2017 10:39:13 answering member 1529 label Biography information for Mr David Gauke
	tabling member	178 label Biography information for John McDonnell

687908

	registered interest
	date	09/02/2017
	answering body	HM Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
	hansard heading	Government: Assets
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to the Written Statement of 6 February 2017, HCWS458, what criteria his Department is using to determine whether there is a policy reason to continue to own government assets.
	tabling member constituency	Hayes and Harlington
	tabling member printed	John McDonnell
	uin	63953
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/02/2017 answer text <p>HM Treasury’s “Green Book” outlines the framework that is used to assess the value for money of public spending decisions, including asset sales. Supplementary guidance is provided in “Value for money and the valuation of public sector assets”.</p><p> </p><p>The Department to whom an asset belongs is responsible for the sale process of that asset. The Economic Secretary to the Treasury is the minister responsible for the financial sector assets which the Treasury owns (Royal Bank of Scotland, Lloyds and UK Asset Resolution).</p><p> </p><p>Whether there is a policy reason for the government to continue to hold an asset is assessed on a case-by-case basis. With regards to student loans, the policy objective of issuing a loan is to allow access to higher education. This purpose is achieved once the loan is made.</p><p> </p><p>The government takes expert advice on market conditions ahead of any significant asset sale.</p><p> </p><p>The government will inform the House by way of a statement when the sale of a significant public asset is completed.</p> answering member constituency South West Hertfordshire answering member printed Mr David Gauke grouped question UIN 63951 63952 63958 63959 63962 question first answered 22/02/2017 10:39:13 answering member 1529 label Biography information for Mr David Gauke
	tabling member	178 label Biography information for John McDonnell