The Government\u2019s commitment to reduce welfare spending was set out in its election manifesto. Further details will be given in due course.<\/p>"} , "answeringMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/3893", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Lord Freud"} } , "answeringMemberPrinted" : {"_value" : "Lord Freud"} , "dateOfAnswer" : {"_value" : "2015-06-24", "_datatype" : "dateTime"} , "isMinisterialCorrection" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"} , "questionFirstAnswered" : [{"_value" : "2015-06-24T14:49:57.397Z", "_datatype" : "dateTime"} ]} , "answeringDeptId" : {"_value" : "29"} , "answeringDeptShortName" : {"_value" : "Work and Pensions"} , "answeringDeptSortName" : {"_value" : "Work and Pensions"} , "date" : {"_value" : "2015-06-22", "_datatype" : "dateTime"} , "hansardHeading" : {"_value" : "Welfare State"} , "houseId" : {"_value" : "2"} , "legislature" : [{"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/terms/25277", "prefLabel" : {"_value" : "House of Lords"} } ], "questionText" : "To ask Her Majesty\u2019s Government what assessment have they made of the impact of any shrinking of the welfare state on access by individuals to their communities and work.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"} , "tablingMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/1796", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Lord Taylor of Warwick"} } , "tablingMemberPrinted" : [{"_value" : "Lord Taylor of Warwick"} ], "uin" : "HL683"} , {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/384526", "AnsweringBody" : [{"_value" : "Department for Education"} ], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/384526/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : "
Since May 2010 the department has reduced the size of its estate from 30 properties, at a cost of circa £51m per annum, to six properties costing circa £31m per annum. This has been achieved by reducing the amount of space the department uses, by surrendering unwanted premises to landlords and through sub-letting vacant space to other organisations. The department plans to dispose of a further three vacated premises. These are:<\/p>
<\/p>
Building<\/strong><\/p><\/td> Tenure<\/strong><\/p><\/td> Comment<\/strong><\/p><\/td><\/tr> Castle View House, Runcorn<\/p> <\/p> 9,953 Sq M (12% of DfE Estate)<\/p><\/td> Freehold<\/p><\/td> The site has been marketed to the public and private sectors and is currently under offer.<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Mowden Hall, Darlington<\/p> <\/p> 6,389 Sq M (7.5% of DfE Estate)<\/p><\/td> Freehold<\/p><\/td> Part of the site already houses a Free School. When fully vacated, the remainder of the site will be handed to the Homes and Communities Agency in September 2015 for new homes.<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Trust Court, Histon<\/p> <\/p> 429 Sq M (0.5% of DfE Estate)<\/p><\/td> Leasehold<\/p><\/td> The site will be surrendered to the landlord at lease expiry in 2016.<\/p><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table> <\/p> The vacated properties represent 20% of the department\u2019s estate, with an annual rental value of £138,968. This will reduce to 0.5% when the anticipated freehold disposals are concluded this calendar year.<\/p> <\/p> The department does not hold market rental values for properties it leases. For commercial reasons we are unable to release the value of the freehold properties.<\/p> <\/p> The department also plans to vacate Sanctuary Buildings at lease expiry in 2017 and relocate to a government owned freehold building, which will generate a further saving of circa £8.5m per year for the department and £19m for government.<\/p> <\/p> <\/p> <\/p>"}
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], "questionText" : "To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what proportion of the office space owned or leased by her Department is not in regular use; what the total (a) rental and (b) retail value is of all such office space; and if she will place in the Library a copy of her most recent departmental real estate valuation.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"}
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