§ Mr. Wareingasked the Secretary of State for Wales how many homes remain unoccupied in Wales; what steps he is taking to remedy the situation; and if he will make a statement.
§ Mr. Wyn RobertsLocal authorities' housing investment programme returns indicate that about 50,000 dwellings in all sectors were empty in Wales at April 1984.
The Welsh Office is closely involved in the exercise mentioned by my hon. Friend the Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for the Environment in his answer of 30 October 1984, at columns 936–37. We will be giving careful consideration to what further action is needed in Wales in the light of the outcome.