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1131834

registered interest
date	12/06/2019
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Deportation: Tamils
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many Tamil asylum seekers have been deported from the UK to Sri Lanka in each of the last nine years; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Harrow West
tabling member printed	Gareth Thomas
uin	263667
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/06/2019 answer text <p>The Home Office does not hold the information requested.</p><p>To provide the information would require a manual check of individual records which would exceed the disproportionate cost threshold.</p><p>Data relating to the numbers of asylum seekers removed to Sri Lanka can be accessed in the link below:<br>Immigration: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/immigration-statistics-year-ending-march-2019/how-many-people-are-detained-or-returned#data-tables" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/immigration-statistics-year-ending-march-2019/how-many-people-are-detained-or-returned#data-tables</a></p><p>The UK has a proud history of granting asylum to those who need our protection. Each claim is carefully considered on its individual merits. We expect those with no legal right to remain in the country to leave.</p><p>Guidance used by UK Visas and Immigration to make decisions on asylum and human rights applications can be found on the gov.uk website <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/country-policy-and-information-notes%20" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/country-policy-and-information-notes </a></p> answering member constituency Romsey and Southampton North answering member printed Caroline Nokes question first answered 17/06/2019 16:35:22 answering member 4048 label Biography information for Caroline Nokes
tabling member	177 label Biography information for Gareth Thomas

1131380

registered interest
date	11/06/2019
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Cabinet Office: Empty Property
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, if he will publish the name and location of the land and buildings owned by his Department that is (a) sitting empty and (b) in the process of being sold or disposed of; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Harrow West
tabling member printed	Gareth Thomas
uin	263029
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/06/2019 answer text <p>In 2017 the Office of Government Property published the Guide for the Disposal of Surplus Land, providing detailed guidance on how to plan for and execute land disposals.</p><p>This guide mandates that departmental land holdings must be registered on the e-PIMs central record system. Land holdings deemed surplus are recorded on the Register of Surplus Land for at least 40 days for other government departments to express an interest.</p><p>Homes England and Department for Education/LocatEd are given a higher allowance of 50 days to express an interest if the site could be developed for housing or a free school.</p><p>After the 50-day period surplus land holdings are recorded on the publicly accessible Government Property Finder on Gov.uk.</p><p>The Cabinet Office are currently in the process of sale/disposal of:</p><p>Sunningdale Park, Ascot - under conditional contract for sale, with imminent completion expected. Once finalised, the department will have no ongoing liabilities for the site.</p> answering member constituency Hertsmere answering member printed Oliver Dowden question first answered 19/06/2019 09:18:00 answering member 4441 label Biography information for Oliver Dowden
tabling member	177 label Biography information for Gareth Thomas

1131381

registered interest
date	11/06/2019
answering body	Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
answering dept id	201
answering dept short name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
answering dept sort name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
hansard heading	Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy: Empty Property
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, if he will publish the names and locations of the land and buildings owned by his Department are (a) sitting empty and (b) in the process of being sold or disposed of; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Harrow West
tabling member printed	Gareth Thomas
uin	263030
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/06/2019 answer text <p>In response to your request to publish the name and location of the land and buildings owned by BEIS that are (a) sitting empty and (b) in the process of being sold or disposed of:</p><p>(a) there is no land and there are no buildings sitting empty; and</p><p>(b) the former site of the BBSRC Roslin Institute in Roslin, Midlothian, is sold and under a conditional contract with a housing developer. Two dwellings off-site are currently subject to a lease with the University of Edinburgh until July 2019. One of these houses is under offer and the other will be sold later this year.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Pendle answering member printed Andrew Stephenson question first answered 18/06/2019 16:25:53 answering member 4044 label Biography information for Andrew Stephenson
tabling member	177 label Biography information for Gareth Thomas

1131382

registered interest
date	11/06/2019
answering body	Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept id	10
answering dept short name	Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept sort name	Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
hansard heading	Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport: Empty Property
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, if he will publish the names and locations of the land and buildings owned by his Department that are (a) sitting empty and (b) in the process of being sold or disposed of; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Harrow West
tabling member printed	Gareth Thomas
uin	263031
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/06/2019 answer text <p>In 2017 the Office of Government Property published the Guide for the Disposal of Surplus Land, providing detailed guidance on how to plan for and execute land disposals.</p><p> </p><p>This guide mandates that departmental land holdings must be registered on the e-PIMs central record system. Land holdings deemed surplus are recorded on the Register of Surplus Land for at least 40 days for other government departments to express an interest.</p><p> </p><p>Homes England and Department for Education/LocatEd are given a higher allowance of 50 days to express an interest if the site could be developed for housing or a free school.</p><p> </p><p>After the 50-day period surplus land holdings are recorded on the publicly accessible Government Property Finder on gov.uk.</p> answering member constituency Stourbridge answering member printed Margot James question first answered 18/06/2019 15:35:50 answering member 4115 label Biography information for Margot James
tabling member	177 label Biography information for Gareth Thomas

1131384

registered interest
date	11/06/2019
answering body	Department for Exiting the European Union
answering dept id	203
answering dept short name	Exiting the European Union
answering dept sort name	Exiting the European Union
hansard heading	Department for Exiting the European Union: Empty Property
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Exiting the European Union, if he will publish the names and locations of the land and buildings owned by his Department that are (a) sitting empty and (b) in the process of being sold or disposed of; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Harrow West
tabling member printed	Gareth Thomas
uin	263033
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/06/2019 answer text <p>The Department for Exiting the European Union does not own any land or buildings. As we are a temporary department, all staff are based in buildings owned by other government departments.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Spelthorne answering member printed Kwasi Kwarteng question first answered 14/06/2019 14:23:16 answering member 4134 label Biography information for Kwasi Kwarteng
tabling member	177 label Biography information for Gareth Thomas

1131385

registered interest
date	11/06/2019
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	Department for International Development: Empty Property
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, if he will publish the name and location of the land and buildings owned by his Department that is (a) sitting empty and (b) in the process of being sold or disposed of; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Harrow West
tabling member printed	Gareth Thomas
uin	263034
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/06/2019 answer text <p>DFID has two HQ buildings in the UK, one at 22 Whitehall and the other at Abercrombie House, East Kilbride, Glasgow.</p><p> </p><p>Both buildings are fully occupied and form part of the government estate. We have no properties that are (a) sitting empty or (b) in the process of being sold or disposed of.</p> answering member constituency South West Wiltshire answering member printed Dr Andrew Murrison question first answered 18/06/2019 14:48:59 answering member 1466 label Biography information for Dr Andrew Murrison
tabling member	177 label Biography information for Gareth Thomas

1131386

registered interest
date	11/06/2019
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Department for Transport: Empty Property
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if he will publish the name and location of the land and buildings owned by his Department that are (a) sitting empty and (b) in the process of being sold or disposed of; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Harrow West
tabling member printed	Gareth Thomas
uin	263035
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/06/2019 answer text <p>The Department for Transport reviews land and property holdings on an ongoing basis. As and when appropriate any land or property holdings deemed surplus are promptly identified and disposed of in accordance with business needs.</p><p> </p><p>As part of the Government’s Transparency Agenda information about Department for Transport properties is published on the data.gov.uk website.</p><p> </p><p>Information on the properties, owned, vacant and surplus is available via the following web link:</p><p><a href="https://data.gov.uk/dataset/epimstransparency" target="_blank">https://data.gov.uk/dataset/epimstransparency</a></p><p> </p><p>Information on properties disposed of can only be provided at disproportionate costs.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Northampton North answering member printed Michael Ellis question first answered 18/06/2019 14:41:45 answering member 4116 label Biography information for Sir Michael Ellis
tabling member	177 label Biography information for Gareth Thomas

1131391

registered interest
date	11/06/2019
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Home Office: Empty Property
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if he will publish the names and locations of the land and buildings owned by his Department that are (a) sitting empty and (b) in the process of being sold or disposed of; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Harrow West
tabling member printed	Gareth Thomas
uin	263039
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/06/2019 answer text <p>The Home Office closed the Campsfield House Immigration Removal Centre in Kidlington, Oxfordshire on 31 May 2019.</p><p><br>When disposing of surplus property assets the Home Office will always seek best value for the taxpayer.</p> answering member constituency Louth and Horncastle answering member printed Victoria Atkins question first answered 19/06/2019 12:01:33 answering member 4399 label Biography information for Victoria Atkins
tabling member	177 label Biography information for Gareth Thomas

1131392

registered interest
date	11/06/2019
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Treasury: Empty Property
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will publish the name and location of the land and buildings owned by his Department that is (a) sitting empty and (b) in the process of being sold or disposed of; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Harrow West
tabling member printed	Gareth Thomas
uin	263040
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/06/2019 answer text <p>HM Treasury does not own any land or building that are (a) sitting empty or (b) in process of being sold or disposed of.</p> answering member constituency Newark answering member printed Robert Jenrick question first answered 18/06/2019 12:50:30 answering member 4320 label Biography information for Robert Jenrick
tabling member	177 label Biography information for Gareth Thomas

1131394

registered interest
date	11/06/2019
answering body	Northern Ireland Office
answering dept id	21
answering dept short name	Northern Ireland
answering dept sort name	Northern Ireland
hansard heading	Northern Ireland Office: Empty Property
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, if she will publish the name and location of the land and buildings owned by her Department that is (a) sitting empty and (b) in the process of being sold or disposed of; and if she will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Harrow West
tabling member printed	Gareth Thomas
uin	263042
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/06/2019 answer text <p>The Northern Ireland Office does not hold any land or buildings that are sitting empty. Nor are there any buildings in the process of being sold, or disposed of.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Weston-super-Mare answering member printed John Penrose question first answered 17/06/2019 11:28:49 answering member 1584 label Biography information for John Penrose
tabling member	177 label Biography information for Gareth Thomas