Home Office: Assets
(asked on 14th March 2017) - View Source
Question to the Home Office:
To ask Her Majesty’s Government what land or buildings owned by, leased by, or under the control of, the Home Office they are seeking to dispose of, and for what purposes.
Answered by
Baroness Williams of Trafford
Captain of the Honourable Corps of Gentlemen-at-Arms (HM Household) (Chief Whip, House of Lords)
This question was answered on 23rd March 2017
Our estate is comprised of a wide range of premises, including administrative offices, Border Force sites, Immigration Removal Centres and other land holdings. We keep the Home Office 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 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.
Our estate is comprised of a wide range of premises, including administrative offices, Border Force sites, Immigration Removal Centres and other land holdings. We keep the Home Office 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 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.