HC Deb 20 April 1989 vol 151 c297W
Mr. Soley

To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment what percentage of properties owned by his Department and suitable for residential accommodation have been empty for (i) up to a year and (ii) over a year; and where these properties are located, by region of the United Kingdom or local authority area.

Mr. Ridley

As at 1 April 1989, 3.2 per cent. of the 433 residential properties owned by the Department of the Environment had been empty for less than a year and 5.5 per cent. for more than a year. Of these 34 per cent. are in the process of disposal on the open market. These properties are located in the following regions of the United Kingdom and local authority areas:

  • Scotland: Argyll, City of Glasgow, Midlothian, Inverclyde, Motherwell, Banff Buchan.
  • North East: Hambleton, Langbaurgh.
  • North West: Manchester.
  • Eastern: Brentwood, Suffolk Coastal.
  • London: Westminster.
  • South West: Cotswold, Isles of Scilly, Sedgemoor.
  • South East: Medina.