§ Mr. Moonmanasked the Secretary of State for the Environment what was the average mortgage repayment per annum per mortgagor in Essex during each of the last five years.
§ Mr. ArmstrongI regret that the information requested is not available.
§ Mr. Moonmanasked the Secretary of State for the Environment what is the estimated proportion of the local authority housing stock in Essex that becomes available for reletting each year.
§ Mr. ArmstrongBased on the Department's latest Relets Enquiry, it is estimated that, in 1974, 3 per cent of the local authority stock in South-East England, including Greater London, became available for reletting to new tenants. A separate estimate for Essex is not available.
§ Mr. Moonmanasked the Secretary of State for the Environment how many local authority dwellings in Essex were sold during each of the last five years; and what was the average selling price of such dwellings in each of these years.
§ Mr. ArmstrongThe reported numbers of dwellings sold, including those built expressly for sale, by local authorities and new towns in Essex are:
Local authorities New towns 1971–72 … 264 2,102 1972–73 … 1,088 6,147 1973–74 … 320 620 1974–75 … 25 66 1975–76 … 78 73 The average price of local authority dwellings sold in 1975–76 is not yet available; the provisional figure for sales in 1974–75 is £6,500.
Comprehensive information for earlier years is not readily available, but figures for some authorities are published by the Chartered Institute of Public Finance and Accountancy.
§ Mr. Moonmanasked the Secretary of State for the Environment what proportion of tenants to whom local authority dwellings in Essex were sold received a mortgage from (a) the local authority 498W and (b) building societies, during each of the last five years.
§ Mr. ArmstrongI regret that the information requested is not available.