§ Mr. Rookerasked the Secretary of State for the Environment what has been the amount of capital receipts from the sales of property in each of the past three years by local authorities; and what proportion has been spent on housing.
§ Mr. WaldegraveFollowing is the available information:
Local Authority Capital Receipts from Sales of Fixed Assets—all services—England £ million 1981–82 998 1982–83 1,592 1983–84 1,548 Source: Local authority capital payments returns. Information on how these receipts have been used is not available.