asked the Secretary of State for the Environment how many houses are owned by his Department in Kenpas Highway and Fletchampstead Highway, Coventry; how many of these houses are occupied; and, of the empty houses, what is the longest period that one of these has remained unoccupied.

The answer is as follows:

	Owned	Occupied
Kenpas Highway	4	1
Fletchampstead Highway	16	7
Total	20	8

The longest period that a property in the Department's ownership has remained unoccupied is eight months. Some properties were unoccupied prior to acquisition.