Tim Loughton – 2015 Parliamentary Question to the Cabinet Office

The below Parliamentary question was asked by Tim Loughton on 2015-11-26.

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, which former Government-owned listed properties have been sold either as freehold or on a long lease in London in the last 10 years.

Matthew Hancock

Cabinet Office records show that two buildings listed have been sold in central London on a long lease in the last 10 years.

The first is Admiralty Arch, which is leased on a 250 year long lease,generating over £65 million in capital receipts for the exchequer.

The second is the Old War Office, leased on a 250 year long lease. Both freeholds remain with Cabinet Office for the perpetuity.

Information is only held centrally on the Government Estate in central London. Any information outside of this is held locally by departments.