Question to the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government:

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, how many buildings are classified as derelict in (a) Hexham constituency, (b) Northumberland, (c) Newcastle, (d) the North East and (e) England.

My Department does not hold data on derelict buildings.

The Secretary of State has had no recent discussions with Cabinet colleagues regarding derelict buildings in rural areas