§ Mr. MilburnTo ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, pursuant to his answer of 3 December 1992,Official Report, columns 296–300, what was the number and value of council house sales by region for the latest available quarters (a) at current prices and (b) at 1981 prices.
§ Mr. BaldryThe latest available information, which is for the period July to September 1992, is given in the table.518W The table also gives updates of the figures for the April to June quarter given previously. These figures exclude some 12,300 dwellings, valued at about £120 million, transferred from Bromley borough council to Broomleigh Housing Association in April 1992.
Number of council house sales and value by region (£000) April to June 1992 (provisional) Number of sales Undiscounted value of sales Value 1981 prices DOE Regions North (Exc. Cumbria) 1,080 30,538 16,240 Yorkshire and Humberside 988 33,072 17,588 East Midlands 681 24,284 12,914 Eastern 1,179 57,089 30,360 London Boroughs 2,208 131,222 69,784 South East 1,045 53,133 28,256 South West 715 30,308 16,118 West Midlands 1,066 40,314 21,439 North West (Inc. Cumbria) 1,304 39,448 20,978 ENGLAND 10,266 439,408 233,677
July to September 1992 (provisional) Number of sales Undiscounted value of sales Value 1981 prices North (Exc. Cumbria) 1,249 33,753 17,866 Yorkshire and Humberside 1,078 36,817 19,488 East Midlands 823 28,063 14,855 Eastern 1,607 78,781 41,701 London Boroughs 2,802 180,882 95,746 South East 1,479 76,212 40,341 South West 913 38,770 20,522 West Midlands 1,085 40,798 21,596 North West (Inc. Cumbria) 1,641 38,836 20,557 ENGLAND 12,677 552,912 292,673