§ Mr. Tony LloydTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many houses are in the ownership of his Department in each district in Greater Manchester; and what percentage of these are empty.
§ Mr. WaddingtonThe information is as follows:138W
District Number of houses Percentage empty Bolton — — Bury — — Manchester 49 18 Oldham — — Rochdale 4 0 Salford — — Stockport — — Tameside — — Trafford — — Wigan 27 89 Twenty-one surplus empty houses in Wigan and four in Manchester will shortly be placed on the open market for sale.