§ Mr. SoleyTo ask the Secretary of State for Scotland 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.
§ Lord James Douglas-Hamilton[holding answer 27 February 1991]: Information on local authority property which was vacant at 31 March 1990 was published in table 15 of the Scottish Office "Statistical Bulletin HSU No. 17", which is available in the Library. Comparable figures for housing association and Government Department housing in Scotland are not collected centrally.