Departments: Sales

To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry pursuant to the answer of 8 February 2007, Official Report, column 1167W, which fixed assets his Department sold for less than £10,000 in (a) 2004-05 and (b) 2005-06; and what the (i) sale value, (ii) purchaser and (iii) date of sale was of each asset. (126003)

Details of fixed assets sold by the Department of Trade and Industry for less than £10,000 during 2004-05 and 2005-06 are as follows:

	Fixed asset type	Proceeds (£)	Purchaser	Date of sale
(a)	2004-05
	Microfabrication building¹	1.00	Laboratory of the Government Chemist	31 August 2005

(b)	2005-06
	Furniture	3,985.50	Defence Bills Agency	22 November 2005
	Furniture: cabinets—100 at £296.10 each	29,610.00	Department for Environment Food and Rural Affairs	19 December 2005
	Furniture: cabinets—46 at £296.10 each	13,620.60	Advisory, Conciliation and Arbitration Service	1 March 2006
	Total	47,216.10	—	—
¹ Due for demolition. Transferred to Laboratory of the Government Chemist for £1.00.

Volume 458: debated on Tuesday 13 March 2007