§ Mr. Murphyasked the Secretary of State for the Environment what is the current total of local authority housing in Welwyn and Hatfield district that has now been sold under the right-to-buy provisions of the Housing Act 1980; what percentage this represents; how many sales are pending; and how many further inquiries are outstanding.
§ Mr. StanleyThe council has reported that, under the right-to-buy provisions, it had at 4 February completed 1,248 sales, representing 7.4 per cent. of the council's housing stock at 1 April 1982. It had also admitted the right-to-buy in a further 817 cases which were at various stages of the sales process, while 113 recent claims were awaiting either admission or denial of the right-to-buy.