§ Mr. JamiesonTo ask the Secretary of State for the Environment if he will make a statement on progress made in implementing recommendations in his Department's task force report on empty homes owned by Government Departments. [40342]
§ Mr. ClappisonImplementation of the task force recommendations is a matter for those Departments holding empty properties. The Government are committed to ensuring that their empty homes are brought back into use or disposed of quickly. In the Housing White Paper
Appendix 1: Vacant and specialist properties Vacant at 1 November 1995 Vacant since 1 November 1994 Vacant since 1 November 1993 Vacant since 1 November 1990 Location Number of properties Floor area (m2) Number of properties Floor area (m2) Number of properties Floor area (m2) Number of properties Floor area (m2) London 26 149,572 14 63,948 7 30,111 2 1,427 London Borough of Southwark 4 2,483 4 2,483 2 1,317 1 511 England 179 288,117 101 137,564 60 70,356 13 7,311