To ask the Secretary of Stae for Defence what assessment he has made of the impact on the housing market of his plans to sell off his Department's service housing stock. [4977]
[holding answer 8 December 1995]: The large majority of the properties transferred will initially be rented back by MOD to meet service accommodation needs. Our proposal will conduce to a more efficient release of surplus properties by MOD over time. Whether those empty properties are then sold, re-let or redeveloped will be a matter for the future owner of the stock, who will no doubt have regard to market demand at the time.
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence how many dwellings owned by his Department are (a) currently unoccupied and (b) have been unoccupied for six months or more in each parliamentary constituency in Cleveland. [3562]
[holding answer 4 December 1995]: The following empty dwellings are owned by my Department in each parliamentary constituency in Cleveland:
- Hartlepool: 3
- Langbaurgh: 1.
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence how many dwellings owned by his Department are (a) currently unoccupied and (b) have been unoccupied for six months or more in each parliamentary constituency in Essex. [3554]
[holding answer 4 December 1995]: The following empty dwellings are owned by my Department in each parliamentary constituency in Essex:
| Number | |
| Braintree | 109 |
| Chelmsford | 1 |
| Southend East | 13 |
| South Colchester and Malden | 228 |
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence how many dwellings owned by his Department are (a) currently unoccupied and (b) have been unoccupied for six months or more in each parliamentary constituency in Cheshire. [3555]
[holding answer 4 December 1995]: The following empty dwellings are owned by my Department in each parliamentary constituency in Cheshire:
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence how many dwelling owned by his Department are (a) currently unoccupied and (b) have been unoccupied for six months or more in each parliamentary constituency in Bedfordshire. [3556]
[holding answer 4 December 1995]: The following empty dwellings are owned by my Department in each parliamentary constituency in Bedfordshire:
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence how many dwellings owned by his Department are (a) currently unoccupied and (b) have been unoccupied for six months or more in each parliamentary constituency in Greater Manchester. [3558]
[holding answer 4 December 1995]: The following empty dwelling are owned by my Department in each parliamentary constituency in Great Manchester:
- Ashton-under-Lyne: 4
- Bury South: 7
- Heywood and Middleton: 1
- Manchester Withington: 1
- Manchester Wythenshawe: 9
- Stretford: 3.
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence how many dwellings owned by his Department are (a) currently unoccupied and (b) have been unoccupied for six months or more in each parliamentary constituency in Derbyshire. [3559]
[holding answer 4 December 1995]: My Department owns no dwellings in Derbyshire.
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence how many dwellings owned by his Department are (a) currently unoccupied and (b) have been unoccupied for six months or more in each parliamentary constituency in Kent. [3560]
[holding answer 4 December 1995]: The following empty dwellings are owned by my Department in each parliamentary constituency in Kent:
| Number | |
| Ashford | 12 |
| Canterbury | 14 |
| Dover | 223 |
| Folkestone and Hythe | 142 |
| Gillingham | 106 |
| Gravesham | 20 |
| Maidstone | 21 |
| Medway | 176 |
| Sevenoaks | 15 |
| South Thanet | 34 |
| Tunbridge Wells | 2 |
All vacant properties in Gravesham, Medway and Tunbridge Wells and 113 of the vacant properties in Dover are in the process of being sold. Information on properties unoccupied for six months or more is not held centrally and could be provided only at disproportionate cost.
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence how many dwellings owned by his Department are (a) currently unoccupied and (b) have been unoccupied for six months or more in each parliamentary constituency in Avon. [3561]
[holding answer 4 December 1995]: The following empty dwellings are owned by my Department in each parliamentary constituency in Avon:
| Number | |
| Bath | 1 |
| Bristol East | 1 |
| Bristol North-West | 2 |
| Bristol West | 3 |
| Northavon | 3 |
| Wansdyke | 1 |
| Weston-Super-Mare | 76 |
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence how many dwellings owned by his Department are (a) currently unoccupied and (b) have been unoccupied for six months or more in each parliamentary constituency in Hampshire. [3557]
[holding answer 4 December 1995:]: The following empty dwellings are owned by my Department in each parliamentary constituency in Hampshire.
| Number | |
| Aldershot | 255 |
| Basingstoke | 5 |
| East Hampshire | 83 |
| Eastleigh | 1 |
| Fareham | 29 |
| Gosport | 281 |
| Havant | 7 |
| New Forest | 3 |
| North-West Hampshire | 128 |
| Portsmouth North | 66 |
| Portsmouth South | 45 |
| Romsey and Waterside | 54 |
| Winchester | 84 |