HC Deb 08 February 1978 vol 943 cc606-7W
34. Mr. Gow

asked the Secretary of State for the Environment what was the total number of council houses and flats sold by local authorities to sitting tenants in each of the three years ended 31st December 1977.

Mr. Freeson

1,990 rented dwellings were sold by English local authorities in 1975, 4,349 in 1976 and 10,240 in the first 11 months of 1977. No figures for December 1977 are yet available. It is not known how many were sold to sitting tenants.

40. Mr. Knox

asked the Secretary of State for the Environment what recent representations he has received about the sale of local authority houses to sitting tenants.

Mr. Freeson

We have received a number of representations from time to time reflecting various views.