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Written question asked by Nigel Evans (Conservative) on Monday, 26 July 1999, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Tuesday, 19 October 1999. It was answered by Baroness Hughes of Stretford (Labour) on Tuesday, 19 October 1999 on behalf of the Department of the Environment, Transport and the Regions.


Dept of the Environment Transport and the Regions

Question
To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions, how many (a) shops and (b) dwellings above shops are currently unoccupied. - Inc figures.
Answer

Mr. Evans: To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions how many (a) shops and (b) dwellings above shops are currently unoccupied. [93695] Ms Beverley Hughes: Some local authorities collect data on empty retail units, but we do not hold national figures. There are 315,000 existing dwellings over shops in total in England, of which 18 per cent. or approximately 57,000, are empty (1996 figures).


Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
93695; 336 c509W
Session
1998-99
Subjects
Housing Empty property Shops
Contains statistics
Yes