§ Mr. CousinsTo ask the Secretary of State for the Environment if he will publish tables showing for each region and nation an estimate of the number of unfit
Table 1: Unfit Dwellings: by Tenure and Region: England 1991 Thousands of dwellings Standard statistical region Owner occupied Private rented Local authority Housing association Vacant Total Northern 31 32 21 4 10 99 Yorkshire and Humberside 85 27 31 2 11 156 East Midlands 90 19 22 0 7 138 East Anglia 34 15 11 2 3 65 Greater London 127 56 69 24 25 301 South East 119 64 26 5 26 239 South West 57 33 14 0 18 123 West Midlands 39 39 29 0 9 117 North West 132 47 42 3 36 260 England 715 333 265 41 145 1,498 Source: English House Condition Survey.
Table 2: Mandatory and discretionary renovation grants: Approvals 1993–94 Numbers of grants Standard statistical region Mandatory Discretionary Northern 2,750 300 Yorkshire and Humberside 4,240 1,040 East Midlands 4,110 1,040 East Anglia 1,420 90 Greater London 4,500 520 South East 6,300 1,100 South West 3,610 340 West Midlands 4,590 370 North West 5,200 420 England 36,710 5,230 Source: Estimated from reports by local authorities on the housing statistics return P1D.