§ Mr. StrawTo ask the Secretary of State for Wales if he will list(a) the total number of residential properties owned by his Department, (b) the number of such properties which are empty, and (c), (b) as a percentage of (a).
§ Mr. David HuntThe information is as follows:
Number (a) Properties/units1 owned by the Welsh Office 4,904 (b) Number of properties/units vacant 389 per cent. (c) (b) as a percentage of (a) 7.93 1 The figures included for the national health service are based on units and a property may contain more than one unit.