Departmental NDPBs: Empty Property

Mr. Pickles
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport what the estimated cost in empty property business rates for the vacant properties recorded on the e-PIMS database owned by (a) his Department, (b) the Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency, (c) the Driving Standards Agency, (d) the Vehicle and Operator Services Agency, (e) the Government Car and Despatch Agency and (f) the Highways Agency is in 2008-09.

Mr. Hoon
The requested information is as follows:

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|£                                       |
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|(a) Central Department                  |7,970|
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|(b) Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency |5,405|
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|(c) Driving Standards Agency            |24,000|
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|(d) Vehicle and Operator Services Agency|0|
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|(e) Government Car and Despatch Agency  |0|
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|(f) Highways Agency                     |64,087|
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