§ Mr. Rookerasked the Secretary of State for the Environment what is his latest estimate of the percentage of empty dwellings in (a) the public sector, (b) the voluntary sector, (c) the private sector and (d) those owned and controlled by Her Majesty's Government.
§ Mr. GowThe available estimates for April 1984, derived from English local authorities' housing investment programme returns, are as follows:
per cent. Local authorities 2.3 Housing associations 3.6 Other public sector 6.8 Total public sector 2.7 Private Sector 4.2 "Other public sector" includes housing owned by new towns, Government Departments, county councils and other public agencies.