HC Deb 24 May 1974 vol 874 cc373-4W
Mr. Graham

asked the Secretary of State for the Environment if he will seek to obtain and publish the sums advanced for house purchase by the London borough of Enfield since the inception of the borough in 1965, on an annual basis, and the number of houses the sums ref- erred to, and also by the GLC for house purchase in Enfield on a similar basis.

Mr. Freeson

This information is not readily available to the Department. I would suggest that my hon. Friend gets in touch with the local authorities concerned.

Mr. Graham

asked the Secretary of State for the Environment if he will seek to obtain and publish the figures of housing units built by the London borough of Enfield for each of the appropriate years since the inception of the borough in 1965, giving (a) the number of housing units sold by the council, (b) the total income derived therefrom and (c) the latest available overall cost per housing unit built in and by the London borough of Enfield.

Mr. Freeson

Particulars of the number of housing units built and sold annually by the London borough of Enfield are given in the February issues of "Local Housing Statistics: England and Wales" published by Her Majesty's Stationery Office. The total income from sales is given in "Housing Statistics (England and Wales)" Part 2, published annually by the Chartered Institute of Public Finance and Accountancy. The local authority can provide my hon. Friend with particulars of the overall cost of its housing units.