§ Mr. Gordon PrenticeTo ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions if he will list in rank order the 20 local authorities with the highest percentage of their area's housing falling in Band A of the council tax, indicating in each case the percentage of the total housing stock that is(a) unfit and (b) vacant. [114341]
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§ Ms Beverley HughesThe table lists in rank order the 20 authorities with the highest percentage of dwellings in Band A, showing in each case the percentage of the total housing stock for that area that is unfit and vacant.
The 20 local authorities with the highest percentage of dwellings in Band A Percentage of housing stock1 Local authority Percentage falling in Band A (a) Unfit (b) Vacant Easington 83.7 14.3 5.3 Kingston upon Hull 73.7 3.7 6.2 Wansbeck 73.3 9.2 5.3 Derwentside 73.1 4.1 4.5 Sedgefield 71.1 2.8 2.4 Manchester 70.1 7.0 5.7 Nottingham City 68.0 6.0 2.4 South Tyneside 67.9 2.8 3.5 Wear Valley 67.7 15.5 16.7 Sunderland 67.6 6.9 3.5 Liverpool 67.6 113.7 8.1 Gateshead 66.3 5.8 3.0 Bolsover 65.8 7.7 5.4 Barnsley 65.3 6.2 4.2 Pendle 64.8 14.5 5.5 Burnley 64.5 23.0 9.9 Stoke on Trent 64.3 117.7 4.1 Hartlepool 64.0 6.2 3.7 Blyth Valley 63.8 11.8 2.6 Leicester 63.6 112.6 15.2 1 Figures for unfit and vacant housing of the Other Public Sector stock, which includes housing owned by Government Agencies, Regional, Health, Police and Fire authorities, were unavailable for these authorities from the 1999 HIP returns. This sector covers a very small percentage of the overall total housing stock. Source:
DETR annual Housing Investment Programme (HIP) (Operational Information) returns) 1999