[holding answer 26 June 2007]: Tens of thousands of individual fixed assets are disposed of annually, either as a result of changing requirements, upgrade or replacement programmes or where equipment has reached the end of its serviceable life. Information on all items disposed of could be provided only at disproportionate cost.
Proceeds from the disposal of fixed assets were not held centrally before financial year 1999-2000. From 1999-2000 the figures are as follows:
Financial year Proceeds (£) 1999-2000 234,862,000 2000-01 317,987,000 2001-02 287,923,000 2002-03 404,774,000 2003-04 481,298,000 2004-05 266,912,000 2005-06 299,317,000