HC Deb 05 April 1973 vol 854 c127W
Mr. Knox

asked the Secretary of State for the Environment how many council houses were sold to sitting tenants in each of the past five years in England and Wales.

Mr. Eyre

Excluding houses built specifically for sale, the number of sales reported by authorities in England and Wales were as follows:

1968 8,571
1969 7,530
1970 6,231
1971 16,851
1972 45,058