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Mr. Tom King
To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions what estimate he has made of the total number of unoccupied homes in England (i) in 1990 and (ii) at the latest date for which figures are available; and what proportion was owned by (a) local authorities, (b) central government departments, (c) the private sector, (d) housing associations and (e) others. [17711]
Mr. Raynsford
Estimates are given below of the numbers of vacant dwellings in England on 1 April in 1990 and, the latest date for which figures are available, in 1996.
1990 | 1996 | |||
Number | Proportion | Number | Proportion (per cent) | |
Local authority1 | 99,400 | 14 | 79,600 | 10 |
Housing associations2 | 19,700 | 3 | 23,600 | 3 |
Other public sector3 | 17,000 | 2 | 20,000 | 3 |
Private sector1 | 587,000 | 81 | 667,000 | 84 |
Total | 723,000 | 100 | 790,000 | 100 |
Sources: | ||||
1 HIP1 returns from local authorities. | ||||
2 Housing Corporation HAR10/1 returns from housing associations. | ||||
3 Govnerment Departments and HIP1 returns from local authorities. |