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Ms Lawrence
To ask the Secretary of State for Wales how his Department has performed against last year's targets for reducing empty Government residential property; and what new targets have been set for 1998–99. [68345]
Mr. Jon Owen Jones
I am pleased to announce that the Welsh Office was largely successful in meeting the target set for disposal of empty government homes in 1997–98.We are continuing to set challenging targets for disposal or bringing back into use those properties which become empty and hope to be able to maintain our success over the coming year.Details of achievements against targets for 1997–98 and new targets for 1998–99 are set as follows.
| Empty government residential property | |
| Number | |
| Welsh Office achievements 1997–98 | |
| Total stock 1 April 1997 | 114 |
| Empty stock 1 April 1997 | 33 |
| 1997–98 Target for disposal or bringing back into use | 33 |
| Achievement against target | 28 |
| Welsh Office targets 1998–99 | |
| Total stock 1 April 1998 | 136 |
| Empty stock 1 April 1998 | 117 |
| Target for disposal or bringing back into use | 9 |
| 1 Includes 8 properties vandalised/derelict held for future road schemes and considered unsuitable for bringing back into use | |