§ Jon TrickettTo ask the Deputy Prime Minister how many houses in multiple occupation there are in(a) Hemsworth, (b) Yorkshire and (c) England. [109985]
§ Mr. McNultyInformation on numbers of houses in multiple occupation in each local authority area in England is collected as part of the annual Housing Investment Programme round. Data are not available at parliamentary constituency level. The most recently reported figures were as follows:
Number of Houses in Multiple Occupation as at 1 April 2002 Wakefield metropolitan city council 432 Local authorities in Yorkshire1 22,100 Local authorities in England 407,800 1 Councils in North Yorkshire and the former metropolitan counties of North and South Yorkshire.