§ Mr. HendryTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many empty police houses there are for each police authority area; and if he will make a statement.
§ Mr. Charles WardleDetails of empty police houses as at 31 March 1991, which are the most recent figures available, are set out in the table. Of the total of 1,614, the number due to be reallocated to serving police officers was 710 and the number identified for sale as surplus to requirements was 517.
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Empty police houses as at 31 March 1991 Police Authority Empty houses Avon and Somerset 38 Bedfordshire 3 Cambridgeshire 17 Cheshire 27 City of London 0 Cleveland 2 Cumbria 65 Derbyshire 80 Devon and Cornwall 20 Dorset 25 Durham 22 Dyfed-Powys 34 Essex 47 Gloucestershire 35 Greater Manchester 70 Gwent 29 Hampshire 40 Hertfordshire 17 Humberside 21 Kent 40 Lancashire 61 Leicestershire 8 Lincolnshire 34 Merseyside 7 Norfolk 11 Northamptonshire 13 Northumbria 32 North Wales 70 North Yorkshire 42 Nottinghamshire 14 South Wales 50 South Yorkshire 8 Staffordshire 32 Suffolk 25 Surrey 6
Police Authority Empty houses Sussex 12 Thames Valley 56 Warwickshire 11 West Mercia 56 West Midlands 15 West Yorkshire 9 Wiltshire 25 Metropolitan Police 1385 Total 1,614 1 Includes flats.
§ Mr. Austin WalkerTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department if he will publish a list of empty residential property in the London borough of Greenwich in the ownership of the Metropolitan police and the type of accommodation available; how long each property has been vacant; and what is the intended future use.
§ Mr. Charles WardleThe information is as follows:
Property Type Number of units Period vacant months Future use Swanne House Maisonnette 3 9 Awaiting allocation Swanne House Maisonnette 1 4 Awaiting allocation Swanne House Maisonnette 1 3 Awaiting allocation Lynher Lodge Flat 1 11 Under review Lynher Lodge Flat 1 3 Awaiting allocation Rennetts Wood House Flat 2 6 Under review Rennetts Wood House Flat 1 18 Under review Rennetts Wood House Flat 1 1 Awaiting allocation 6c Vanburgh Park Road Flat 1 14 Under review 6d Vanburgh Park Road Flat 1 6 Under review Eltham Hill/ Kingsground Flat 9 Withdrawn from allocation prior to disposal Shooters Hill Road Flat 3 Awaiting conversion for operational use