To ask the Secretary of State for Wales how many (a) empty local authority homes, (b) empty private homes, (c) empty Government homes, (d) empty flats above shops, (e) vacant offices suitable for conversion into homes and (f) other non-residential premises suitable for conversion into homes there are in each region in Wales. [32225]

The number of vacant dwellings owned by local authorities is shown in the table, along with the available information on homes owned by the Welsh Office. The number of unoccupied homes owned privately is not collected centrally. Unoccupied homes owned by Government Departments other than the Welsh Office are not disaggregated for Wales. Statistics are not collected centrally on empty flats above shops, vacant offices suitable for conversion or other non-residential premises suitable for conversion.

To ask the Secretary of State for Wales how much money his Department has allocated in the current financial year to fill (a) empty local authority homes, (b) empty private homes, (c) empty Government homes, (d) empty flats above shops, (e) vacant offices suitable for conversion into homes and (f) other non-residential premises suitable for conversion into homes in each region in Wales. [32226]

None of the funding the Welsh Office makes available for housing capital programmes is tied specifically to use on empty homes. Local authorities are encouraged to include in their programmes action for bringing empty and under-used housing accommodation into efficient use.