§ Mr. SoleyTo ask the Secretary of State for the Environment what percentage of properties owned by his Department and suitable for residential accommodation has been empty for(a) up to a year and (b) over a year; and where these properties are located, by region or local authority area.
§ Mr. Chope[holding answer 27 February 1990]: As at 6 March 1990, six (1.5 per cent.) of the 408 residential properties owned by the Department of the Environment had been empty for less than a year and 10 (2.4 per cent.) for more than a year. Of these, 10 (63 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
North East
Hambleton, Iangbaurgh
Eastern
Suffolk Coastal
London
Westminster
Southern
Milton Keynes
South West
Cotswold, Sedgemoor
South East
Medway, South Wight