§ 25. Mr. MossTo ask the Secretary of State for the Environment what is the latest figure for the number of council properties left empty by the 10 worst councils.
§ Mr. HeseltineLocal authorities reporting the highest percentage of their stock empty in housing investment programme returns for April 1991 were: Liverpool, Manchester, Salford, Burnley, Brent, Hackney, Tower Hamlets, Knowsley, Newcastle upon Tyne and Wolverhampton. In total, these 10 authorities had some 24,000 properties lying empty.