§ Mr. DunnTo ask the Secretary of State for the Environment if he will list the 10 London boroughs with the highest number of empty units of accommodation, and the political control of each. [14437]
§ Mr. Robert B. JonesThe 10 London boroughs reporting the highest number of management vacants—dwellings available for letting immediately or after minor repairs—on 1 April 1994 in their 1994 housing investment progamme HIP1 returns, were.
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Number of management vacants Present political control Hackney 2,168 Labour Lambeth 799 Noc Tower Hamlets 744 Labour Greenwich 667 Labour Southwark 645 Labour Islington 602 Labour Lewisham 438 Labour Croydon 396 Labour Newham 389 Labour Barking and Dagenham 364 Labour
§ Mr. DunnTo ask the Secretary of State for the Environment if he will list the 10 London boroughs with the lowest record on collecting council rents, the cost and percentage owed and the political control of each authority. [14435]
§ Mr. Robert B. JonesInformation on local authority rent arrears is collected from authorities on their housing subsidy claim form returns. The 10 London boroughs with the highest cumulative rent arrears—including arrears for former tenants—as a proportion of rent roll on 31 March 1994, the latest date for which figures are available, are as follows:
Cumulative arrears as a percentage of 1993–94 rent roll Total cumulative rent arrears (£000s) Present political control Hackney 36.8 34,684 Labour Haringey 35.4 22,482 Labour Lambeth 23.5 22,491 Noc Ealing 22.5 14,239 Labour Greenwich 22.3 16,300 Labour Southwark 20.6 26,424 Labour Newham 17.7 10,190 Labour Brent 16.6 8,280 Noc Camden 16.0 12,610 Labour Islington 15.8 15,369 Labour