Departmental Offices

Dr. Cable
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport what area of office space her Department and its agencies used in central London in (a) 2004 and (b) 2006; and if she will make a statement.

Mr. Lammy
The Department for Culture, Media and Sport used 12,186 sq m of office space in 2004 and 12,865 sq m in 2006.

The Royal Parks’ headquarters used 1,643 sq m of office space in 2004 and 1,643 sq m in 2006. The figure for The Royal Parks (TRP) covers office space in TRP’s HQ buildings and the offices in each individual park. Other operational spaces such as stables, garages, restaurants, etc are excluded.