HC Deb 27 February 1991 vol 186 c492W
Mr. Soley

To ask the Secretary of State for Wales what is the estimate of the number of properties which are empty in(a) local authority housing, (b) housing association housing and (c) Government Department housing; and what is the estimate of the percentage this represents of the total number of properties in each such group.

Mr. Nicholas Bennett

The information requested is given in the table:

Vacant Dwellings by Tenure, 1 April 1990
Number Percentage
Local Authority1 3,023 1.3
Housing Association2 251 1.1
Government Departments3 99 1.6

1Source: Welsh Office local authority returns.

2Source: Housing for Wales. These figures are given in terms of units rather than dwellings.

3Source: Local authority housing investment programme returns.