Annual rent of land adjacent to Nobles Hospital

Summary

The requester inquired about the annual lease cost of land adjacent to Nobles Hospital leased to the Ballafletcher Sports Council to compare subletting rates. The Department of Education, Sport and Culture disclosed that the annual rent is £4.00, assigned in 2012 to support sports participation.

Key Facts

• The land adjacent to Nobles Hospital is leased to the Ballafletcher Sports Council.
• The annual rent for the land is £4.00.
• The sub-lease was assigned in 2012.
• The low rent contributes to the Department's policy of promoting sports participation on the Island.
• The response was issued on 23 February 2018.

Data Disclosed

• £4.00
• 2012
• 2018-02-23
• 2018-02-20
• IM121819I

Original Request

We are looking to find out the annual lease cost of the land adjacent to Nobles hospital leased to Ballafletcher sports council as one of our cricket clubs is subletting to Vagabonds Rugby club at what we feel is an extremely high rate in comparison to all other clubs and want to ascertain if the costs are to cover costs or for commercial gain.

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Full Response Text

23rd February 2018

Dear

Re: Freedom of Information Request – Reference Number IM121819I

Your Request:-

We are looking to find out the annual lease cost of the land adjacent to Nobles hospital leased to Ballafletcher sports council as one of our cricket clubs is subletting to Vagabonds Rugby club at what we feel is an extremely high rate in comparison to all other clubs and want to ascertain if the costs are to cover costs or for commercial gain.

Department Response:-

The Department is able to provide you with the following information:

The land adjacent to Nobles Hospital is leased out for an annual rent of £4.00 as part of a sub- lease assigned in 2012. This contributes towards the Department’s policy of promoting or supporting increased participation in sport on the Island.

The information provided within this response letter will also be published on the Government website in due course should you wish to revisit the information.

If you are unhappy with this response to your Freedom of Information request, you may ask us to carry out an internal review of the response, by completing a Review/Complaint form and submitting it electronically or by delivery/post to:

Mr Andrew Shipley, Legal and Administration Manager, Hamilton House, Peel Road, Douglas, Isle of Man, IM1 5EZ.

An electronic version of our Review/Complaint form can be found by going to https://www.gov.im/about-the-government/freedom-of-information/

Your Review/Complaint request should explain why you are dissatisfied with this response, and should be made as soon as practicable. We will respond as soon as the review has been conducted.

Appeal Process Department of Education Sport and Culture

Rheynn Ynsee, Spoyrt as Cultoor Chief Executive Officer Ronald Barr

Department of Education, Sport and Culture Hamilton House Peel Road Douglas IM1 5EZ Direct Dial No:

Website: www.gov.im/desc
Email:

If you are not satisfied with the result of the review, you then have the right to appeal to the Information Commissioner for a decision on;

1

Whether we have responded to your request for information in accordance with Part 2 of the Freedom of Information Act; or 2

Whether we are justified in refusing to give you the information requested.

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Should you have any queries concerning this letter, please do not hesitate to contact me.

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Yours sincerely