§ Mr. StrawTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department if he will list(a) the total number of residential properties owned by his Department, (b) the number of such properties which are empty and (c), (b) as a percentage of (a).
§ Mr. Peter LloydThe number of Home Office residential properties as at 1 January 1993 are as follows:
- (a) 2,594 properties are owned by the Department.
- (b) 290 (11.18 per cent.) properties are vacant for various
601 reasons. Of this number 209 (8.06 per cent.) are retained for redevelopment or security reasons, retained for essential reallocation or to be demolished and are not, therefore, available for disposal. The remaining 81 (3.12 per cent.) vacant properties are on the open market for sale. The above figures do not include properties owned by the Metropolitan police or other police authorities.