§ Mr. McMasterTo ask the Secretary of State for Wales if he will publish a table showing the most recent estimate of the number of void dwelling units in the ownership of(a) government agencies or departments, (b) local authorities, (c) private landlords and (d) housing associations; and if he will make a statement.
§ Mr. Nicholas BennettThe information requested is given in the following table for the two latest years. Corresponding figures for Government Departments or agencies and private landlords are not centrally available. The numbers given for housing associations are not comparable with those of the local authorities. The former refer to units rather than dwellings and contain a high proportion of units purchased specifically for rehabilitation.
Vacant dwellings by tenure Local authorities1 Housing associations2 1990 3,023 1,152 1991 2,430 1,196 1 Source: Welsh Office local authority returns, at 1 April 2 Source: Housing for Wales. at 31 March.