§ Mr. Simon HughesTo ask the Secretary of State for Defence what is the number of empty homes owned by his Department outside security areas in the Greater London area; if he will list them by London borough; and if he will make a statement.
§ Mr. Freeman[holding answer 11 July 1988]: There are currently 718 empty homes owned by my Department outside security areas in the Greater London area. The figures by London borough are as follows:
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Number Barnet 86 Croydon 11 Ealing 1 Greenwich 110 Harrow 35 Hendon 190 Hillingdon 103 Hounslow 1 Kensington and Chelsea 3 Kingston-upon-Thames 74 Lambeth 25
Number Southwark 3 Sutton 2 Wandsworth 10 Westminster 64 718 Three hundred and fifty-two of the empty properties are either undergoing or awaiting works services, or temporarily empty pending the arrival of new occupants; 232 are in the process of disposal.