Compulsory Purchase Orders (Hansard, 10 July 1990)

§ Mr. Tony Banks
To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment (1) how many compulsory purchase orders have been confirmed by his Department, broken down by local authority, in each of the last three financial years;
(2) how many applications for compulsory purchase orders he has received from local authorities in England and Wales, broken down by local authority, in each of the last three financial years;
(3) how many compulsory purchase orders in each of the last three financial years were subject to public local inquiry from local authorities in England and Wales, broken down by local authority.

§ Mr. Moynihan
[holding answer 9 July 1990]: Comprehensive data in the form requested are not available except at a disproportionate cost.

§ Mr. Tony Banks
To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment how many applications for compulsory purchase orders he received in each of the last three financial years were in respect of(a) unfit housing which was occupied, (b) empty private sector properties and (c) poor management of privately rented property.
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§ Mr. Chope
[holding answer 9 July 1990]: The main compulsory purchase powers for unfit housing are contained in part IX of the Housing Act 1985 and the main powers for other housing in parts II and VIII. The numbers of orders received for confirmation in the last three financial years were:

1987–88 1988–89 1989–90

Part IX 151 112 93

Parts II, VIII 187 187 111

Orders are considered on their merits and statistics on the occupancy and management of properties are not kept.

	1987–88	1988–89	1989–90
Part IX	151	112	93
Parts II, VIII	187	187	111