§ Mr. Norman HoggTo ask the Secretary of State for the Environment how many local authority voids there were in England at the latest available date; and of this total, how many were(a) actually available for letting, (b) in various stages of repair and (c) empty for over 12 months.
§ Mr. TrippierThe information for April 1988 was reported by local authorities in the annual housing investment programme return (HIP 1) and appears in the "Housing Needs Appraisal: HIP 1 for 1988, Grossed for England", a copy of which is in the Library.