§ Mr. Allasonasked the Secretary of State for the Environment how many new town tenants have expressed an interest in buying their houses; and how many firm offers of sale have been made, in each of the new towns in England and Wales, respectively.
§ Mr. AmeryThe numbers concerned, following the start of the new arrangements in October, are as follows:
Town Tenants interested in purchasing houses they occupy Number of firm offers made ENGLAND Aycliffe 210 210 Basildon 4,233 1,550 Bracknell 598 195 Central Lancashire Nil Nil Corby 73 73 Crawley 2,156 603 Harlow 1,440 540 Hatfield 304 48 Hemel Hempstead 760 129 Milton Keynes Nil Nil Northampton Nil Nil Peterborough Nil Nil Peterlee 80 80 Redditch 25 Nil Runcorn 26 Nil Skelmersdale 112 108 Stevenage 1,750 740 Telford 6 Nil Warrington Nil Nil Washington 26 26 Welwyn Garden City 504 98 TOTAL—ENGLAND 12,303 4,400 WALES Cwmbran 80 Nil Newtown Nil Nil TOTAL—WALES 80 Nil