Empty property figures requested by Paddy Tipping

Paddy Tipping MP has received a Written Answer to his question:

To ask the Deputy Prime Minister how many empty homes there are in each local authority area in the East Midlands.

The full list by local authority district, can be seen here.

A potential motivation for him asking this question is his opposition to the Top Wighay development (see earlier posts). This is in the Ashfield district, which currently contains an estimated 1,580 empty homes, undermining the argument that the development is necessary.