§ Mr. ColvinTo ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions if he will list the 10 local authorities with the highest number of empty residential council properties. [7225]
§ Mr. RaynsfordThe latest available data are for 1 April 1996 when the 10 local authorities in England with the highest numbers of reported management vacants, i.e. dwellings available for letting immediately or after minor repairs, were:
Management vacants Number As a percentage of total stock Sheffield 1,505 2.12 Birmingham 1,500 1.52 Islington 1,484 4.01 Leeds 1,434 1.86 Manchester 1,348 1.67 Hackney 1,098 2.85 Liverpool 1,095 2.28 Sandwell 998 2.30 Lambeth 885 2.07 Southwark 817 1.53 Source:
1996 Housing Investment Programme (HIP1) returns.