§ Mr. SandersTo ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions, pursuant to his answer of 10 June 1998,Official Report, columns 575–76, if he will provide a regional breakdown of the households which own or rent a second home, indicating where the second homes are located. [46092]
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§ Mr. RaynsfordThe table shows estimates based on data from the Survey of English Housing for the three years ending March 1997.
Location of second homes in England thousands Region Homes North and North West 30 Yorkshire and Humberside 12 East Midlands 15 London 26 South East and East Anglia 60 South West 41 West Midlands 15 England 201 Notes:
- 1. The table shows second homes in England owned or rented by households with their main residence also in England. It excludes second homes which are the main residence of another household, and those which the owners are intending to sell
- 2. Like all estimates from sample surveys, these figures are subject to sampling variability. Data for three years, and for some regions, have been combined to preserve a reasonable sample size
- 3. Data shown are based on the former Standard Statistical Regions rather than the present Government Office Regions, as this was the only regional definition available at the start of the survey period