§ Mr. RaynsfordTo ask the Secretary of State for the Environment what is his latest estimate of the total number of empty residential properties owned by each Government Department, together with the average length of time that these properties have been empty; and what were the equivalent figures for last year. [315]
§ Mr. CurryMy reply to my hon. Friend the Member for Ryedale (Mr. Greenway) on 23 November 1995,Official Report, column 238, included the number of homes owned by Government Departments which were empty on 1 April 1995, and targets for 1995–96 aimed at reducing the number. The table shows the number which were empty at 1 April 1994. Information is not available about the average length of time properties are empty.
Department Empty at 1 April 1994 Department of Transport 887 Home Office 498 Ministry of Defence 11,006 Scottish Office 158 Welsh Office 43