§ Mr. SoleyTo ask the Secretary of State for the Environment (1) how many local authority properties have been vacant for(a) less than six months and (b) more than six months in (i) Greater Manchester metropolitan county, (ii) Westminster, (iii) Suffolk, Coastal and (iv) the Isles of Scilly;
(2) if he will list the numbers of local authority properties which have been empty (a) for up to a year and (b) for more than a year in (i) Greater Manchester metropolitan county, (ii) Westminster, (iii) Suffolk, Coastal and (iv) the Isles of Scilly.
§ Mr. David Trippier[holding answer 19 June 1989]: Based on the information provided by the authorities in their housing investment programme returns, HIP1 for April 1988 the figures are as follows: