§ Mr. HendryTo ask the Secretary of State for Transport, Local Government and the Regions how many empty homes there are in east Sussex broken down by sector. [10398]
§ Ms KeebleThe numbers of vacant local authority and Registered Social Landlords' dwellings in each local authority area in east Sussex on 1 April 2000 (the latest available data) are set out in the table alongside the local authorities' estimates of private and other public sector dwellings.
Number of vacant residential dwellings in East Sussex on 1 April 2000, by local authority and tenure 1Local authority 2RSL 1Other public 1Private Total Brighton and Hove 196 81 28 2,178 2,483 Eastbourne 33 37 0 1,240 1,310 Hastings 0 102 0 3,184 3,286 Lewes 42 11 0 520 573 Rother 0 130 1 2,106 2,237 Wealden 50 25 6 937 1,018 East Sussex total 321 386 35 10,165 10,907 1 Housing Investment Programme (HIP) 2000: Operation Information returns. 2 Annual Regulatory and Statistical Returns (RSR 1). Notes:
1. RSL—Registered Social Landlord.
2. Other public—includes Government Departments and public sector agencies (eg health authorities).
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