HC Deb 04 March 1994 vol 238 c887W
Mr. Betts

To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment how many specific consents for the sale of part II housing—council houses—were give to(a) Westminster and (b) Wandsworth council in each year since 1980.

Sir George Young

[holding answer 25 January 1994]: The number of special consents for the sale of council houses and flats given to each authority for the years 1988 onwards are below. Our records of special consents do not enable us to extend back to earlier years.

Westminster Wandsworth
1988 5 4
1989 nil nil
1990 9 nil
1991 6 1
1992 7 nil
1993 21 nil

Mr. Betts

To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment how many houses were sold by(a) Westminster council and (b) Wandsworth council under general consent in each year from 1980 to date.

Sir George Young

[holding answer 25 January 1994]: Local authority statistical returns on the sale of their housing do not enable us to identify the number of sales made under the general consents.