<p>Questions Without Notice from Party Spokespeople</p>

Part of 2. 2. Questions to the Cabinet Secretary for Communities and Children – in the Senedd at 2:38 pm on 5 April 2017.

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Photo of Gareth Bennett Gareth Bennett UKIP 2:38, 5 April 2017

Yes, I appreciate there are problems in that area. If we keep to the housing supply angle, which you’ve been articulating, another area is bringing into the housing supply empty homes. I know you’ve had some success with the Houses into Homes scheme. The latest figures I’ve seen indicate that there are around 23,000 empty houses currently in Wales. That’s your figure, by the way. So, is the Government’s Houses into Homes scheme likely to release many more of these empty properties and assist in converting them into residences?