§ Mr. HendryTo ask the Secretary of State for the Environment how many properties owned by housing associations were empty at the latest convenient date; arid if he will make a statement.
§ Mr. BaldryThe latest available statistics, for 31 March 1992, show that there were 16,200 empty housing association owned properties in England.
Housing associations in England have been seeking to maximise the occupation of their stock, and have reduced the proportion of empty properties from 4.2 per cent. in 1989 to 2.5 per cent. in 1992.