§ Mr. KidneyTo ask the Secretary of State for Transport, Local Government and the Regions how many empty homes there were in England broken down by region for the most recent year for which statistics are available. [4631]
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§ Ms KeebleThe available information on empty residential property in England at the beginning of 2000–01 is given in the table:
Total vacant dwellings North East 49,000 Yorkshire and the Humber 99,700 East Midlands 68,000 Eastern 70,200 London 1105,200 South East 87,500 South West 64,100 West Midlands 79,800 North West 1138,300 England 763,900 1 Denotes that local authority (LA) vacants exclude any such dwellings situated in another authority district. England totals reflect all LA-owned vacants. Sources:
DTLR Annual Housing Investment Programme and Housing Corporation annual RS returns
The majority of these vacants are transitional ones between owners or tenants and are vacant only for a short period.