HC Deb 30 April 1980 vol 983 cc587-8W
Mrs. Renée Short

asked the Secretary of State for the Environment how many homes in the public sector remained unsold at the latest convenient date; and how this compares with the figures for the years since 1970.

Mr. Stanley

Following are the available estimates.

Dwellings owned by local authorities, new towns and housing associations
England: 1970 to 1979
(at end of December each year)
1970 4,620,000
1971 4,720,000
1972 4,760,000
1973 4,810,000
1974 4,930,000
1975 5,090,000
1976 5,230,000
1977 5,380,000
1978 5,490,000
1979 5,560,000

These estimates include dwellings not yet sold but for which applications to buy may have been made.