§ Dr. Lynne JonesTo ask the Secretary of State for Wales 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. [14570]
§ Mr. HagueExcluding the NHS, the Department, including its agencies and non-departmental public bodies, does not own any empty buildings.