HC Deb 02 December 1974 vol 882 c389W
Mr. Stanley

asked the Secretary of State for the Environment how many council houses have been sold to tenants in each of the last 10 years.

Mr. Kaufman

The numbers of dwellings sold by local authorities in England and Wales—excluding new towns and houses specifically built for sale—since the beginning of 1965 have been as follows:

1965 … 2,148
1966 … 3,766
1967 … 3,200
1968 … 8,571
1969 … 7,530
1970 … 6,231
1971 … 16,851
1972 … 45,058
1973 … 33,720
1974 (to 30th September) … 3,809