§ Mr. Austin Mitchellasked the Chancellor of the Exchequer whether he will publish in the Official Report a table showing the increase in mortgage funds for housing in each of the past five years together with the increase in the value of the houses sold by reference to stamp duty or otherwise.
§ Sir George YoungI have been asked to reply.
Information is not available on the value of all dwelling sales. Estimated totals of the prices paid for dwellings purchased with advances from building societies are as follows, with annual figures for net mortgage advances.
Total price of dwellings mortgaged to building societies United Kingdom Net mortgage advances* by main institutional sources United Kingdom Building societies All 1979 14,200 5,271 6,462 1980 15,900 5,722 7,288 1981 17,800 6,331 9,469 1982 20,400 8,147 14,063 1983 26,000 11,041 Not available * Net of repayments of principal.