§ Mr. Cartwrightasked the Secretary of State for the Environment how many homes owned by each local housing authority in Greater London (a) remained empty and (b) were officially classified as difficult to let in April.
§ Sir George YoungThe estimates for 1 April 1983 included in the authorities' housing investment programme returns are as follows:
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Local Authority Dwellings in Greater London Vacant Difficult to let GLC 1,299 8,285 City of London 93 0 Barking and Dagenham 705 3,000 Barnet 497 326 Bexley 203 38 Brent 674 5,000 Bromley 294 0 Camden 1,105 5,000 Croydon 378 900 Ealing 408 1,000 Enfield 497 1,026
Vacant Difficult to let Greenwich 871 7,561 Hackney 3,295 9,281 Hammersmith and Fulham 908 1,843 Haringey 1,026 1,500 Harrow 109 0 Havering 446 800 Hillingdon 521 0 Hounslow 370 4,000 Islington 2,224 7,194 Kensington and Chelsea 286 502 Kingston upon Thames 135 12 Lambeth 2,280 16,000 Lewisham 1,961 6,000 Merton 334 0 Newham 1,197 402 Redbridge 402 480 Richmond upon Thames 133 1,100 Southwark 4,619 14,000 Sutton 143 0 Tower Hamlets 1,570 2,500 Waltham Forest 767 3,347 Wandsworth 1,387 7,575 Westminster 1,490 0 Total 32,627 108,672
§ Mr. Winnickasked the Secretary of State for the Environment (1) how many council dwellings were improved substantially in the west midlands between December 1974 and May 1979 and from June 1979 to November 1983; and if he will give the percentage difference;
(2) how many council dwellings in the borough of Walsall were improved substantially between December 1974 and May 1979 and from June 1979 to November 1983; and if he will give the percentage difference.
§ Sir George YoungThe available information is as follows:
Local Authority and New Town Dwellings Renovated* January 1975–June 1979 July 1979–June 1983† Percentage difference Walsall district council 1,681 2,371 +41 West midlands local authorities and new towns 32,738 ‡29,440 -10 * Work approved up to 1977; work completed from 1978. New towns' figures not available from first quarterr 1978 to first quarte 1980 inclusive. † Returns for third and fourth quarter 1979 not received. ‡ Provisional.
§ Mr. Winnickasked the Secretary of State for the Environment (1) how many council dwellings were started in the borough of Walsall between December 1974 and May 1979 and from June 1979 to November 1983; and if he will give the percentage change;
(2) how many council dwellings were started in the west midlands between December 1974 and May 1979 and from June 1979 to November 1983; and if he will give the percentage change.
§ Sir George YoungThe available figures are for the period up to June 1983 and are as follows:
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Housebuilding Starts January 1975–June 1979 July 1979–June 1983 Percentage For Walsall district council Allowance 3,255 313 -90 For local authorities and new towns in the west midlands region Difference 52,390 11,962 -77