HC Deb 09 March 1992 vol 205 cc367-8W
Mr. Soley

To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment how many residential properties owned by his Department are(a) empty, (b) for sale on the open market, (c) intended for sale on the open market and (d) for sale to housing associations, in terms of numbers and percentage of stock.

Mr. Heseltine

[holding answer 5 March 1992]: The Department of the Environment manages 52 residential properties, as distinct from those held and managed by other Departments as part of their departmental estate. Of this total, 7—13.5 per cent.—are (a) empty, none are (b) for sale on the open market, 12—23 per cent.—are (c) intended for sale on the open market and none are (d) for sale to housing associations.