§ Mr. BercowTo ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions what the total area in square feet of all empty properties owned by(a) his Department, (b) his agencies and (c) other public bodies for which he has had responsibility was in each year since May 1997. [37809]
§ Mr. Nicholas BrownThe Department for Work and Pensions was formed in June 2001 from the former Department for Social Security and parts of the Department for Education and Employment.
Statistics relating to empty properties owned by the new Department are not yet available for the current financial year (2001–02).