HC Deb 14 December 1988 vol 143 cc628-9W
99. Mr. Sumberg

To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment what information he has as to the number of council house properties currently standing empty in the Bury area; and how many have remained unoccupied for more than three months.

Mr. Trippier

The latest available information was provided by Bury M BC in their 1988 housing investment programme return (HIP1), a copy of which is in the Library. The return shows the number of council houses which had been empty for more than six months at 1 April, but it does not give any further breakdown of those empty for six months or less.