§ Mr. BercowTo ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to his answer of 29 January 2002,Official Report, column 228W, what is the total area in square feet of all empty properties referred to. [37893]
§ Ruth KellyThe total number of empty properties for the year 2000–01 was 30 and the total area for these was 693,531 sq ft.
Eight were disposed of during the year and these had an area of 322,110 sq ft.
This left 22 properties with an area of 371,421 sq ft. empty for the full year.