26 July 2007 : Column 1426W—continued
Empty Property: North East Region
Mr. Hoban:
To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government how many homes in (a) private ownership and (b) public ownership have been empty for more than six months in each local authority in the north east of England. [152959]
Mr. Iain Wright:
The information requested is presented as follows:
| Number of long term dwelling vacancies (over six months) in north east local authorities by borough; 1 April 2006 |
| | | Private( 1) | LA( 2) | RSL( 3) |
|
35UB
|
Alnwick
|
245
|
16
|
0
|
|
35UC
|
Berwick-upon-Tweed
|
0
|
(4)—
|
0
|
|
35UD
|
Blyth Valley
|
348
|
24
|
8
|
|
35UE
|
Castle Morpeth
|
487
|
7
|
3
|
|
20UB
|
Chester-le-Street
|
50
|
37
|
2
|
|
00EH
|
Darlington
|
480
|
52
|
2
|
|
20UD
|
Derwentside
|
608
|
57
|
11
|
|
20UE
|
Durham
|
658
|
65
|
6
|
|
20UF
|
Easington
|
746
|
(4)—
|
6
|
|
00CH
|
Gateshead
|
1,665
|
161
|
50
|
|
00EB
|
Hartlepool
|
545
|
(5)—
|
37
|
|
00EC
|
Middlesbrough
|
1,206
|
(5)—
|
478
|
|
00CJ
|
Newcastle upon Tyne
|
3,923
|
298
|
191
|
|
00CK
|
North Tyneside
|
571
|
162
|
9
|
|
00EE
|
Redcar and Cleveland
|
810
|
(4)—
|
228
|
|
20UG
|
Sedgefield
|
734
|
50
|
55
|
|
00CL
|
South Tyneside
|
838
|
145
|
74
|
|
00EF
|
Stockton-on-Tees
|
992
|
619
|
10
|
|
00CM
|
Sunderland
|
1,679
|
(5)—
|
1,253
|
|
20UH
|
Teesdale
|
153
|
(4)—
|
0
|
|
35UF
|
Tynedale
|
308
|
(5)—
|
5
|
|
35UG
|
Wansbeck
|
448
|
55
|
0
|
|
20UJ
|
Wear Valley
|
585
|
49
|
4
|
(1 )Source: Private vacancies (over six months) reported through the Housing Strategy Statistical Appendix (HSSA).
(2 )Source:( )Local authority vacancies (over six months) reported through the Business Plan Statistical Appendix (BPSA).
(3 )Source:( )Registered social landlord long term vacancies are based on a proxy measure—“RSL vacants not available for rent” as reported through the Regulatory Statistical Return.
(4 )Information not available.
(5 )No local authority stock.
|
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Figures for the private and local authority tenures are presented for those dwellings empty for more than six months as reported by local authorities. Figures for registered social landlord vacancies are based on numbers of vacancies not available for rent as a proxy for long term vacancies.
Fire Services: Ethnic Groups
Mike Wood:
To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government how many black and minority ethnic firefighters there are, broken down by (a) brigade, (b) race and (c) religion. [152735]
Mr. Dhanda:
Available information, based on returns provided by each Fire and Rescue Service, is shown as follows. Information on religion is not centrally held.
| Table: Ethnic origin of firelighters as at 31 March 2006—England |
| Fire and rescue service | Mixed | Asian or Asian British | Black or black British | Chinese or other ethnic group | Total |
|
Avon
|
4
|
1
|
7
|
2
|
14
|
|
Bedfordshire and Luton
|
7
|
0
|
7
|
0
|
14
|
|
Buckinghamshire
|
1
|
0
|
5
|
0
|
6
|
|
Cambridgeshire
|
7
|
1
|
1
|
1
|
10
|
|
Cheshire
|
4
|
2
|
1
|
1
|
8
|
|
Cleveland
|
1
|
3
|
2
|
0
|
6
|
|
Cornwall
|
3
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
3
|
|
County Durham and Darlington
|
1
|
0
|
3
|
0
|
4
|
|
Cumbria
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
|
Derbyshire
|
3
|
4
|
1
|
1
|
9
|
|
Devon
|
0
|
1
|
3
|
1
|
5
|
|
Dorset
|
0
|
0
|
2
|
4
|
6
|
|
East Sussex
|
5
|
3
|
0
|
0
|
8
|
|
Essex
|
8
|
2
|
3
|
0
|
13
|
|
Gloucestershire
|
5
|
0
|
7
|
1
|
13
|
|
Greater Manchester
|
14
|
6
|
13
|
0
|
33
|
|
Hampshire
|
4
|
2
|
0
|
1
|
7
|
|
Hereford and Worcester
|
2
|
0
|
2
|
1
|
5
|
|
Hertfordshire
|
4
|
2
|
4
|
0
|
10
|
|
Humberside
|
7
|
1
|
2
|
0
|
10
|
|
Isle Of Wight
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
|
Isles Of Scilly
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
|
Kent
|
6
|
4
|
5
|
1
|
16
|
|
Lancashire
|
0
|
5
|
6
|
1
|
12
|
|
Leicestershire
|
2
|
4
|
5
|
3
|
14
|
|
Lincolnshire
|
4
|
0
|
3
|
0
|
7
|
|
London
|
158
|
55
|
278
|
57
|
548
|
|
Merseyside
|
7
|
1
|
9
|
5
|
22
|
|
Norfolk
|
3
|
1
|
1
|
0
|
5
|
|
North Yorkshire
|
2
|
1
|
0
|
1
|
4
|
|
Northamptonshire
|
4
|
1
|
1
|
1
|
7
|
|
Northumberland
|
0
|
0
|
1
|
0
|
1
|
|
Nottinghamshire
|
3
|
2
|
6
|
0
|
11
|
|
Oxfordshire
|
0
|
2
|
0
|
1
|
3
|
|
Royal Berkshire
|
7
|
3
|
3
|
0
|
13
|
|
Shropshire
|
2
|
0
|
2
|
1
|
5
|
|
Somerset
|
0
|
0
|
1
|
0
|
1
|
|
South Yorkshire
|
7
|
0
|
9
|
5
|
21
|
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|
Staffordshire
|
12
|
1
|
5
|
0
|
18
|
|
Suffolk
|
5
|
2
|
4
|
1
|
12
|
|
Surrey
|
3
|
2
|
4
|
0
|
9
|
|
Tyne and Wear
|
0
|
3
|
3
|
0
|
6
|
|
Warwickshire
|
8
|
4
|
0
|
5
|
17
|
|
West Midlands
|
21
|
12
|
55
|
19
|
107
|
|
West Sussex
|
2
|
1
|
1
|
2
|
6
|
|
West Yorkshire
|
15
|
12
|
9
|
1
|
37
|
|
Wiltshire
|
3
|
0
|
7
|
0
|
10
|
| | | | | | |
|
England
|
354
|
144
|
481
|
117
|
1,096
|
Source:
2005-06 Annual returns to Communities and Local Government
|
