§ Mr. LewisTo ask the Secretary of State for Transport what is the total number of domestic properties currently in the ownership of his Department in each region of England; how many in each region are currently(a) occupied and (b) unoccupied; and how many of the occupied properties are held on each kind of tenure.
§ Mr. KeyAs this question relates to operational matters of the Highways Agency, I have asked the chief executive, Mr. Lawrie Haynes to write to the hon. Member.
Letter from Lawrie Haynes to Mr. Terry Lewis, dated 21 April 1994:
As you probably know, since the creation of the Highways Agency earlier this month, it falls to me as Chief Executive to write to MPs who have tabled questions on matters which relate to operational matters of the Highways Agency, and to give the information requested.687WThe attached table sets out the position on domestic properties held in management by the Highway Agency as at 31 March 1994 (the latest figures available for out South East Region in 31 December 1993), in the form you asked.
Region Total Occupied Vacant Fixed tenure Periodic tenure Other types of tenure EMRO 92 62 30 61 1 — ERO 827 542 285 453 89 — LRO 878 716 162 126 590 — NRO 31 15 16 13 2 — NWRO 476 255 221 193 62 — Caretaker Tenure 2 SERO1 947 900 47 889 7 Site Offices 2 SW(B) 113 94 19 83 11 — SW(E) 43 34 9 29 5 — WMRO 334 254 80 252 2 — YHRO 75 49 26 47 2 — Total 3,816 2,921 2895 2,146 771 4 1 The figures for SERO are at the 31 December 1993. 2 This includes a large number that are unlettable for various reasons.