§ Jeff EnnisTo ask the Secretary of State for Transport, Local Government and the Regions how many council houses were sold in(a) Doncaster and (b) Barnsley in each of the last 10 years. [13659]
§ Ms KeebleThe number of council dwellings (both houses and flats) sold in each of the last 10 years, as reported by Doncaster and Barnsley metropolitan councils, is in the table.
Number of council dwellings sold Year Doncaster metropolitan borough council Barnsley metropolitan borough council 1991–92 291 350 1992–93 240 205 1993–94 299 177 1994–95 290 212 1995–96 237 111 1996–97 260 153 1997–98 341 195 1998–99 368 202 1999–2000 415 304 2000–01 386 400 Source:
DTLR Housing Activity P1(B) quarterly returns
Tables showing reported information on total council house sales in each English local authority for each financial year from 1979–80 are available in the Library.
§ Jeff EnnisTo ask the Secretary of State for Transport, Local Government and the Regions how many new social rented houses were built in(a) Doncaster and (b) Barnsley in each of the last 10 years. [13660]
§ Ms KeebleThe numbers of new social dwellings, both houses and flats, built in Doncaster metropolitan borough council area and Barnsley metropolitan borough council area in each of the last 10 years are given in the table. Social dwellings include those built for registered social landlords as well as those built for the councils.
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Number of social dwellings built Year Doncaster(MBC) Barnsley(MBC) 1991–92 89 104 1992–93 157 40 1993–94 121 74 1994–95 164 59 1995–96 188 53
Number of social dwellings built Year Doncaster(MBC) Barnsley(MBC) 1996–97 116 38 1997–98 57 6 1998–99 15 28 1999–2001) 42 0 2000–01 27 0