§ Mr. Pattieasked the Secretary of State for the Environment if he will list the number of council houses sold to tenants, excluding those built for sale, between (a) 1970 (Q3) to 1974 (Q1), and (b) 1974 (Q2) to the latest available date.
§ Mr. Armstrong:95,200 council houses were sold in England from July 1970 to March 1974 and 37,500 between April 1974 and September 1978. Information as to how many were sold to sitting tenants is not available. The figures exclude houses built expressly for sale.