§ Sir Eldon Griffithsasked the Secretary of State for the Home Department what proportion of police houses is empty; and if he will take steps to encourage local police authorities to sell to police officers and other tenants of local councils all those that are not specifically required for operational purposes.
§ Mr. Giles ShawOur latest information is that some 1,700 police houses—11.6 per cent. of the total police housing stock in England and Wales—have been empty for three months or more. Police authorities are already encouraged to dispose of houses which are surplus to operational requirements and many have given effect to the Police Advisory Board's recommendation that arrangements should be made to sell surplus police houses to police officers.