HC Deb 25 March 1988 vol 130 c236W
Mr. Baldry

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many domestic properties owned by his Department in the parishes of Ambrosden, Arncott and Blackthorn in Oxfordshire have been empty for(a) up to six months, (b) up to one year and (c) over one year.

Mr. Freeman

The Ministry of Defence does not own any domestic properties in either Arncott or Blackthorn parishes. However, of the 533 properties in Ambrosden, details of the 39 vacant at 20 March 1988 are as follows:

Number
(a) Vacant for up to six months 23
(b) Vacant for up to one year 8
(c) Vacant for over one year 8
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The 39 vacancies can be further categorised as follows:

Number
(a) Allotted to incoming families 2
(b) Undergoing modernisation due to be completed in May 11
(c) Undergoing repair or maintenance 10
(d) Undergoing refurnishing 6
(e) Vacant and available for immediate allotment 10
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