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712004

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date	16/03/2017
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: Assets
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what land or buildings owned by, leased by, or under the control of, the Northern Ireland Office they are seeking to dispose of, and for what purposes.
tabling member printed	Lord Kennedy of Southwark
uin	HL6142
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/03/2017 answer text <p>The Northern Ireland Office does not have any land or buildings which it owns, leases or controls which it is seeking to dispose of.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Dunlop question first answered 24/03/2017 12:52:43 answering member 4534 label Biography information for Lord Dunlop
tabling member	4153 label Biography information for Lord Kennedy of Southwark

712005

registered interest
date	16/03/2017
answering body	Wales Office
answering dept id	28
answering dept short name	Wales
answering dept sort name	Wales
hansard heading	Wales Office: Assets
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what land or buildings owned by, leased by, or under the control of, the Wales Office they are seeking to dispose of, and for what purposes.
tabling member printed	Lord Kennedy of Southwark
uin	HL6143
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/03/2017 answer text <p>The Government has made a commitment to release surplus government owned property with capacity of at least 160,000 homes and raising at least £5 billion from land and property disposals by 2020. The details of the government land and property released over the previous financial year will be published as part of the Transparency Review in summer 2017.</p><p> </p><p>Departments released a total of 468 sites in 2015/16, which generated £973 million.</p><p> </p><p>No land or property releases were contributed by the Wales Office.</p><p> </p><p>The Wales Office is a small Government Department with a single building on Whitehall and lease of half a floor in Cardiff Bay.</p><p> </p><p><strong> </strong></p> answering member printed Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth question first answered 24/03/2017 12:49:55 answering member 4282 label Biography information for Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth
tabling member	4153 label Biography information for Lord Kennedy of Southwark

712006

registered interest
date	16/03/2017
answering body	Scotland Office
answering dept id	2
answering dept short name	Scotland
answering dept sort name	Scotland
hansard heading	Scotland Office: Assets
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what land or buildings owned by, leased by, or under the control of, the Scotland Office they are seeking to dispose of, and for what purposes.
tabling member printed	Lord Kennedy of Southwark
uin	HL6144
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/03/2017 answer text <p>The Government has made a commitment to release surplus government owned property with capacity of at least 160,000 homes and raising at least £5 billion from land and property disposals by 2020.</p><p> </p><p>The details of the government land and property released over the previous financial year will be published as part of the Transparency Review in summer 2017.</p> answering member printed Lord Dunlop question first answered 24/03/2017 12:50:15 answering member 4534 label Biography information for Lord Dunlop
tabling member	4153 label Biography information for Lord Kennedy of Southwark

712007

registered interest
date	16/03/2017
answering body	Department for Communities and Local Government
answering dept id	7
answering dept short name	Communities and Local Government
answering dept sort name	Communities and Local Government
hansard heading	Department for Communities and Local Government: Assets
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what land or buildings owned by, leased by, or under the control of, the Department for Communities and Local Government they are seeking to dispose of, and for what purposes.
tabling member printed	Lord Kennedy of Southwark
uin	HL6145
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/03/2017 answer text <p>The Government has made a commitment to release surplus government owned property with capacity of at least 160,000 homes and raising at least £5 billion from land and property disposals by 2020. Details of the government land and property released over the previous financial year will be published as part of the Transparency Review in summer 2017.</p><p>Our estate is comprised of administrative offices and other land holdings and we continue to keep the Department and Communities and Local Government (DCLG) estate under review to ensure that it meets the needs of the business. In line with central guidance, surplus property is first offered to other departments for reuse, free schools, or transfer to the Homes and Communities Agency (HCA) for much needed new homes or development. It is then offered to the open market. Leasehold properties are also exited via lease break options and lease expiry opportunities.</p><p>During 2015/16 the DCLG and HCA disposed of 158 sites worth over £122 million.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth question first answered 27/03/2017 15:00:15 answering member 4282 label Biography information for Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth
tabling member	4153 label Biography information for Lord Kennedy of Southwark

712008

registered interest
date	16/03/2017
answering body	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
answering dept id	16
answering dept short name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
answering dept sort name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
hansard heading	Foreign and Commonwealth Office: Assets
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what land or buildings owned by, leased by, or under the control of, the Foreign and Commonwealth Office they are seeking to dispose of, and for what purposes.
tabling member printed	Lord Kennedy of Southwark
uin	HL6146
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/03/2017 answer text <p>The Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO) constantly reviews its global estate in the light of changing operational needs in order to optimise its use and ensure it remains safe, secure, fit for purpose and value for money. As a consequence, the FCO regularly acquires and disposes of property assets. In order to maximise the price received for the sale of our assets and keep our negotiations with landlords confidential, it is not our policy to release details of our disposals programme in advance.</p> answering member printed Baroness Anelay of St Johns question first answered 27/03/2017 14:29:57 answering member 3474 label Biography information for Baroness Anelay of St Johns
tabling member	4153 label Biography information for Lord Kennedy of Southwark

712009

registered interest
date	16/03/2017
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: Assets
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what land or buildings owned by, leased by, or under the control of, the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy they are seeking to dispose of, and for what purposes.
tabling member printed	Lord Kennedy of Southwark
uin	HL6147
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/03/2017 answer text <p>Following the Machinery of Government changes, the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy is currently considering how best to align the reform agendas of its two predecessor Departments. This will include considering what the right footprint for the Department should be, in order to best deliver its objectives.</p><p>To contribute to the Government’s commitment to release surplus land to deliver up to 15,000 housing starts this Parliament, the Department is tasked with identifying surplus land to support 1,000 housing units. We have already identified land to support 977 housing units.</p> answering member printed Lord Prior of Brampton question first answered 24/03/2017 14:33:05 answering member 127 label Biography information for Lord Prior of Brampton
tabling member	4153 label Biography information for Lord Kennedy of Southwark