HC Deb 10 February 1998 vol 306 c121W
Mr. Cummings

To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions if he will estimate the number of empty housing units in the district of Easington in(a) 1995, (b) 1996 and (c) 1997 (i) in total and (ii) by sector. [28243]

Mr. Raynsford

The numbers of vacant local authority and housing associations dwellings in Easington 1 April are set out below alongside the local authority's estimates of private and other public sector vacant dwellings.

1995 1996 1997
Local authority1 433 495 579
Housing association2 74 36 49
Other public sector1 126 3 0
Private sector1 1,089 1,095 1,096
Total 1,722 1,629 1,724

1 Source: Annual Housing Investment Programme(HIP1) returns.

2 Source: Annual HAR10/1 returns.