§ Mr. D. E. Thomasasked the Secretary of State for Wales which local authorities in Wales since 6th May 1976 are embarking on the selling of council houses: which have applied for consent to sell at discounts of over 20 per cent.; and which political party is in control of those authorities.
§ Mr. John MorrisLocal authorities have statutory power to dispose of council houses under the provision of Section 104454W of the Housing Act 1957. Welsh Office Circular 67/70 gave all Welsh local authorities discretion to exercise this power without ministerial consent. Colwyn Borough Council, on which there is no majority party, has applied for consent to sell at a discount of over 20 per cent.
§ Mr. D. E. Thomasasked the Secretary of State for Wales how many council houses have been sold and leased, respectively, to sitting tenants by each local authority in Wales in each year since 1970.
§ Mr. John MorrisThe total numbers of council houses sold or leased by local authorities in Wales are as follows:
1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 104 468 2788 3263 840 109 Figures for these years at district level are given in Local Housing Statistics Vols. 17, 21, 25, 29, 33 and 37 respectively, copies of which are available in the Library. Information supplied by local authorities does not distinguish between sales and leases or between sales to sitting tenants and sales to others.