HC Deb 24 February 1997 vol 291 cc44-5W
Mr. Welsh

To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland what was the total value of discounts for right to buy for(a) council tenants, (b) Scottish Homes tenants, (c) new town tenants and (d) other public sector tenants in Scotland in each year from 1979–80 to 1995–96. [17225]

Mr. Raymond S. Robertson

The available information is set out in the table.

Total value of discounts under the right to buy scheme <paScotland 1980–81 to 1995–96
Period (a) Local authority (£ million) (b) Scottish homes (£ million) (c) New towns (£ million)
1980–81 19.49 10.22 7.98
1981–82 50.33 12.30 10.71
1982–93 82.30 12.75 9.42
1983–84 96.20 21.21 13.35
1984–85 97.84 26.26 13.84
1985–86 98.89 20.61 11.21
1986–87 111.07 19.68 16.79
1987–88 196.52 42.25 24.10
1988–89 317.97 84.75 27.97
1989–90 402.21 71.18 48.37
1990–91 356.30 34.44 37.76
1991–92 319.63 34.87 24.54
1992–93 327.26 33.93 21.56
1993–94 299.87 41.14 24.55
1994–95 306.15 39.07 29.27
1995–961 226.89 27.98 21.42
1 Eight local authorities have not yet provided figures for all or part of the year.