HC Deb 06 February 1991 vol 185 cc151-2W
Mr. Burns

To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment what is the number of houses and flats sold under the right to buy legislation in each of the local authorities in the county of Essex since the introduction of the legislation; and if he will show the percentage of houses and flats sold.

Mr. Yeo

A table showing the available information on right-to-buy sales for each English local authority for each financial year since 1986–87 and with a cumulative total to September 1990 was recently placed in the Library.Official Report column 542 refers. A late return from Chelmsford revises the totals shown in the table as follows:

Sales 1 April 1979 to 30 September 1990 Sales as percentage of stock
Chelmsford
Right-to-buy sales 3,044 24.0
All sales 3,784 29.9
Of which flats 309 —

Mr. Dunn

To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment if he will publish in theOfficial Report the number of houses and flats sold under right to buy legislation in each of the local authorities in the county of Kent, since the introduction of the legislation; if he will show the percentage of houses and flats sold; and if he will make a statement.

Mr. Yeo

A table showing the available information on right to buy sales for each English local authority for each financial year since 1986–87 and with a cumulative total to September 1990 was recently placed in the Library—Official Report column 542 refers. Late returns from Canterbury, Maidstone and Shepway revise the totals shown in the table as follows:

1 April 1979 to 30 September 1990 Sales as percentage of stock
Canterbury
Right-to-buy sales 2,152 24.2
All sales 2,600 29.2
Of which flats 156 —
Maidstone
Right-to-buy sales 1,861 16.9
All sales 2,741 24.9
Of which flats 142 —
Shepway

1 April 1979 to 30 September 1990 sales as percentage of stock
Right-to-buy sales 1,428 24.7
All sales 1,669 28.8
Of which flats 127 —

Of the 14 authorities in Kent three have transferred their remaining stock to a housing association—Sevenoaks (March 1989), Swale (March 1990), Tonbridge and Mailing (January 1991)—while Rochester upon Medway transferred all its remaining stock to a private company in July 1990.

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