§ Mr. CoxTo ask the Secretary of State for Health what empty properties in the London borough of Wandsworth are owned by (a) his Department and (b) other public bodies for which he has responsibility. [63590]
§ Mr. LammyThere are no empty properties owned by this Department within the London borough of Wandsworth.
There are five former residential cottages on the edge of the Springfield Hospital site currently empty which are part of the national health service estate (owned by my right hon. Friend, the Secretary of State). They are known locally as Burntwood Villas (two), and Myrtle Cottages (three) all of which are situated on Burntwood Lane.
These properties are currently in the process of being transferred to the local South-West London and St. George's Mental Health NHS Trust, who plan to turn Burntwood Villas into staff accommodation and to redevelop Myrtle Cottages into new general practitioner property.
These developments are part of the continuing expansion of health care activity on the Springfield Hospital site.