§ Mr. SteenTo ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions how many acres of vacant land in urban areas are currently in(a) private ownership and (b) public ownership. [78405]
§ Mr. MealeThis information is not currently held centrally. My Department is, however, developing phase 1 of the National Land Use Database, which will provide estimates of vacant previously developed land in urban areas by public and private ownership.
§ Mr. SteenTo ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions how many acres of public vacant land remain on the land registers; and when the registers were last updated. [78406]
§ Mr. MealeAll requirements for local authorities, government bodies and other public bodies to maintain and publish registers of unused and underused land were cancelled in 1996. The information requested is consequently not available. However my Department is currently developing the National Land Use Database Phase, collecting information on vacant previously developed land including that in public ownership.