HC Deb 22 October 2002 vol 391 cc290-1W
Mr. Sanders

To ask the Deputy Prime Minister how many dwellings he estimates are empty in each local authority area in Devon, broken down by(a) local authority, (b) RSL, (c) MOD, (d) other public sector and (e) the private sector; and how many of these are owner-occupied. [74857]

Mr. McNulty

The number of empty dwellings in each local authority area in Devon at 1 April 2001 broken down by tenure is shown in the table below.

Vacant Dwellings by Tenure in Devon by Local Authority Area at 1 April 2001
Local authority1 Registered Social Landlord2 Other Public1 Other Private1 of which: Owner occ.1 Total
Teign bridge 12 5 0 2741 # 2758
Torbay 0 56 0 299 # 355
Torridge 12 7 0 1000 # 1019
West Devon 0 17 24 477 425 518
Total 526 382 323 19602 # 20833

Notes:

#—not known

Sources:

1 ODPM's 2001 Housing Strategy Statistical Appendices completed by local authorities

2 Housing Corporation's Regulatory and Statistical Return (RSR) completed by RSLs

Information on empty MOD stock is not held centrally at local authority (or county) level, and could only be provided at disproportionate cost. These dwellings should be included in the local authorities' estimates of "Other public" sector vacants in the above table.

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