§ Mr. DunnTo ask the Secretary of State for the Environment which are the 10 local authorities (i) in England and (ii) in London with the highest number of housing voids; and in each case what is(a) the total stock of the authority and (b) the number of management voids. [7947]
§ Mr. ClappisonFigures for the 10 local authorities reporting the highest numbers of their own dwellings as vacant on 1 April 1995 are listed, for England and London, together with numbers of their total stock and management vacants:
Stock Total vacants Management vacants (a) England Liverpool 48,685 4,377 787 Hackney 39,560 3,894 1,180 Lambeth 43,068 2,176 1,114 Sheffield 71,696 2,046 1,153 Leeds 78,142 2,018 1,133 Birmingham 99,816 1,899 1,443 Manchester 83,406 1,660 1,211 Newcastle upon Tyne 39,224 1,634 1,067 Tower Hamlets 37,578 1,562 609 Islington 37,045 1,483 692 (b) London Hackney 39,560 3,894 1,180 Lambeth 43,068 2,176 1,114 Tower Hamlets 37,578 1,562 609 Islington 37,045 1,483 692 Southwark 54,266 1,129 418 Lewisham 35,095 1,051 498 Greenwich 32,297 795 535 Newham 25,818 735 517 Camden 29,789 543 304 Redbridge 6,761 515 248 Source:
1995 Housing Investment Programme (HIP1) returns.