§ Mr. Geoffrey Robinsonasked the Secretary of State for the Environment if he will list the 30 local authorities with the worst records of long-term empty dwellings.
§ Sir George YoungAccording to local authorities' 1983 housing investment programme returns, the 30 authorities with the highest numbers of long-term empty dwellings at 31 March 1983, starting with the authority with the highest number, were:
Liverpool Corby Southwark Camden Hackney Oldham Lambeth Haringey Tower Hamlets Leeds Islington Test Valley Manchester Waltham Forest Greater London council Bradford Knowsley Calderdale Lewisham Wolverhampton Sunderland Newcastle-upon-Tyne Westminster city council Salford Rochdale North Tyneside Newham Sedgefield Birmingham Hammersmith and Fulham