Question follow-through · 49434

Government Departments: Assets

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether the Government Property Agency has a process allowing for the disposal of surplus government assets below market rate when a disposal is in the community interest.

answeredCabinet Office

About this written question

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Answering body
Cabinet Office
Tabled
30 Apr 2025
Target answer date
8 May 2025
Answer
20 May 2025 · 20 calendar days after tabling

Elapsed calendar days describe the record timeline, not whether Parliament considers an answer on time.

Recorded timeline

  1. 30 Apr 2025

    Question tabled

    To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether the Government Property Agency has a process allowing for the disposal of surplus government assets below market rate when a disposal is in the community interest.

  2. 8 May 2025

    Target answer date

    Date supplied by the official written-questions record.

  3. 20 May 2025

    Answer published

    Government organisations including the Government Property Agency must follow the provisions for the disposal of surplus government property established in guidance issued by HM Treasury, specifically that disposal decisions should take account of wider s...

Open official record

Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.

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