§ Mrs. GormanTo ask the Secretary of State for the Environment if he will estimate the number of empty private properties which have been brought back into use since the provisions of the Housing Act 1988 came into force.
§ Mr. Michael SpicerNo such estimate has been made. I expect the 1990 private renters' survey, the results of which will be available next spring, to show that many landlords of all types of property have been encouraged to make them available by the 1988 Act.