§ Mr. Dewarasked the Secretary of State for Scotland if he will list the number of council houses sold in Scotland in each quarter since 1 January 1979 to date; and if he will indicate in each case the number sold in terms of part I of the Tenants' Rights etc. (Scotland) Act 1980.
§ Mr. RifkindThe table below gives the numbers of local authority houses sold in Scotland from the first quarter of 1979 up to the fourth quarter of 1980.
LA Houses sold 1979 — first quarter 94 — second quarter 212 — third quarter 109 — fourth quarter 175 1980 — first quarter 717 — second quarter 866 — third quarter 758* — fourth quarter 567* * These figures are based on incomplete returns. Exact figures on the number of part I sales to end 1980 are not available, although the number is likely to be small. An estimate of about 1,500 part I sales completed in the first quarter of 1981 was given in my answer to the hon. Member for Renfrewshire, East (Mr. Stewart) on 8 April.—[Vol. 2, c. 293.]