Business, Innovation and Skills written question – answered at on 25 February 2013.
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills what the names and locations are of all properties used by officials of his Department; whether those properties are (a) owned by the Department, (b) leased by the Department and (c) subject to a private finance initiative agreement; when existing lease agreements relating to such properties are due to expire; and what the total floor space is of each property.
The names and locations of all properties used by officials of the Department are as follows:
Property name / address | Tenure type (n/a for MOTO/Licence) | Lease expiry | Holding floor area (m(2)) |
Alexandra House, Leeds, LS16 6QY | Leasehold/Licence | 15 July 2015 | 575.6 |
Apex Court, Nottingham, NG2 4LA | Leasehold/Licence | 27 May 2019 | 462 |
Queensway House, Billingham, TS23 2NF | Leasehold/Licence | 23 June 2013 | 691.2 |
The Business Centre, Cambridge, CB4 9LQ | Leasehold/Licence | 8 April 2024 | 93.8 |
Victoria Street 1, London, SW1H OET | Leasehold/Licence | 31 January 2021 | 29,732 |
Westfield House, Earlsfield, SW18 4UT | Leasehold/Licence | 29 September 2013 | 7,400.0 |
3 Piccadilly Place, Manchester, M1 3BN | MOTO | 8 September 2013 | 250 |
St Paul's Place, Norfolk Street, Sheffield, S1 2FJ | MOTO | 31 May 2013 | 1,844 |
Companies House, Maindy, Cardiff, CF14 3UZ | MOTO | Holding over | 1,056 |
The Axis, Holliday Street, Birmingham, B1 1TG | Licence | 17 April 2013 | 407.5 |
Watford Exchange House, Exchange Rd, Watford, WD18 OJJ | MOTO | 31 March 2015 | 560 |
Europa House, Argyle Street, Glasgow, G2 8LG | MOTO | 22 December 2016 | 448 |
Victoria House, Southampton Row, WC1B 4AD | MOTO | 31 December 2013 | 1,056 |
2 Rivergate, Temple Quay, Bristol, BS1 6EH | MOTO | 24 December 2021 1 April 2015 (break) | 760 |
Arndale House, Arndale Centre, Manchester, M4 3AQ | MOTO | One month's notice | (1)— |
Moongate House, Fifth Avenue Business Pk, Gateshead, NE11 OHF | MOTO | One month's notice | (1)— |
NTI Building, 15 Bartholomew Row, Birmingham, B5 5JU | MOTO | One month's notice | (1)— |
Bridge House, 1 Walnut Tree Close, Guildford, GU1 4GA | MOTO | One month's notice | (1)— |
Castle View House, East Lane, Runcorn, WA7 2GJ | Building is owned by another Government Department. No formal agreement in place to occupy space. | — | — |
Mowden Hall, Staindrop Road, Darlington, DL3 9BG | Building is owned by another Government Department. No formal agreement in place to occupy space. | — | — |
Daresbury Laboratory, Keckwick Lane, Daresbury, Warrington, WA4 4AD | Leasehold/licence | 21 September 2014 | (1)— |
Cannon House, 18 Priory Queensway, Birmingham B4 6BS | Building is leased by another Government organisation. No formal agreement in place to occupy space. | — | — |
Larkhill, Wiltshire | Informal agreement with MoD. | — | — |
Stanley Barracks, Dorset | Informal agreement with MoD. | — | — |
(1) Not applicable. Space occupied on desk basis. |
The Department does not own any properties on its estate. All of the properties occupied by the Department are either leased or are the subject of a licence or MOTO agreement. None of the properties occupied by the Department are subject to a private financial initiative agreement.
MOTO stands for Memorandum of Terms of Occupation and is a type of licence agreement for the sharing of accommodation between government organisations known as “Crown bodies”.
BIS is on course to save £84 million by reducing the number of buildings leased by the Department and its partner organisations. We constantly look at our property portfolio to ensure that all buildings are representing value for money.
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