HC Deb 17 February 1997 vol 290 c416W
Mr. William Powell

To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment if he will list the Total sum realised by the sale of assets by the Commission for the New Towns in Corby for each year since 1979–80. [15733]

Sir Paul Beresford

The Commission for the New Towns took over from the Corby new town development corporation in 1980. The Total sum realised by the sale of assets in Corby each year since then is as follows:

Year Amount £ million
1980–81 0.913
1981–82 0.557
1982–83 5.723
1983–84 2.495
1984–85 1.470
1985–86 1.772
1986–87 4.220
1987–88 10.249
1988–89 17.410
1989–90 38.087
1990–91 7.541
1991–92 2.498
1992–93 0.558
1993–94 0.368
1994–95 9.507
1995–96 1.943
Total 105.311