HC Deb 20 January 1989 vol 145 cc350-1W
Mr. Simon Hughes

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what is the number of properties in the Greater London area owned by the Metropolitan police which are empty; how many are surplus to requirements; how many are being repaired; how many are planned to be sold; how many are leased to local councils, giving the figures by London borough; and if he will make a statement.

Mr. Douglas Hogg

I understand from the Commissioner of Police of the Metropolis that on 1 January 1989 there were 409 empty properties owned by the Metropolitan police in the Metropolitan police district. Of these, 102 were surplus to requirements and are planned to be sold. The remaining 307 are either being repaired or are due for repair.

Fifteen other properties are leased by the Metropolitan police to London borough councils as follows:

Number
Bromley 1
Greenwich 1
Harrow 8
Kingston upon Thames 2
Sutton 2
Wandsworth 1