HC Deb 03 February 1998 vol 305 c631W
Mr. Mullin

To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions if he will estimate the number of empty housing units in Sunderland in(a) 1995, (b) 1996 and (c) 1997 (i) in total and (ii) by sector. [26535]

Mr. Raynsford

The numbers of vacant local authority and housing associations dwellings in Sunderland on 1 April are set out below alongside the local authority's estimates of private and other public sector vacant dwellings.

1995 1996 1997
Local authority1 507 592 663
Housing association2 336 113 116
Other public sector1 3 3 2
Private sector1 716 1,008 1,933
Total 1,562 1,716 2,714
1 Source: Annual Housing Investment Programme (HIP1) returns.
2 Source: Annual HAR10/1 returns.