To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland when his Department last reviewed its assets and land and property holdings with a view to identifying and disposing of surpluses. (269851)

As part of the 2007 comprehensive spending review, the Department prepared an Asset Management Strategy, available at:

http://www.nio.gov.uk/nio_asset_management_strategy_-_feb08_-_published.pdf

covering the financial years 2008-09 to 2010-11. This includes plans to dispose of assets and land and property holdings worth £27 million. These plans are regularly reviewed to identify surplus assets.