§ Mr. Colvinasked the Secretary of State for the Environment how many council-owned properties in each London borough are (a) empty, (b) occupied by unauthorised squatters and (c) occupied by squatters authorised by some form of agreement.
§ Sir George YoungThe information requested about the numbers of squatters is not available. The latest available information about vacant dwellings relates to 1 April 1982 and was provided by local authorities in their housing investment programme returns last year; copies of these returns are in the Library.
§ Mr. Skinnerasked the Secretary of State for the Environment what is the figure for the total local authority housing stock sold off since May 1979.
§ Sir George YoungFrom April 1979 to March 1983 an estimated 493,000 dwellings were sold by local authorities in Great Britain.