§ Dr. Lynne JonesTo ask the Secretary of State for Health how many empty buildings his Department currently owns; what is the cost of insuring and securing these buildings; how many were designed as residential properties; and what was the total amount spent by his Department on empty property taxes in each of the last five years. [14572]
§ Mr. HoramThe buildings occupied by the Department of Health are part of the Government common user estate. Vacant buildings on the common user estate are the responsibility of Property Holdings. Over the last five years, the Department of Health has not incurred any costs in respect of empty taxes on the common user estate.