§ Mr. Forresterasked the Secretary of State for the Environment if he will indicate from the evidence so far accumulated from local authorities which have been selling council houses the amount by which public funds have benefited.
§ Mr. StanleyIn the years for which figures are readily available, net receipts from sales of council and new town houses in England at 1979 public ex-652W penditure survey prices were as follows:—
£m 1973–74 … … … … … 155.9 1974–75 … … … … … 62.5 1975–76 … … … … … 85.1 1976–77 … … … … … 91.6 1977–78 … … … … … 146.0 1978–79 … … … … … 193.0 In addition, there have been savings in subsidy payable on those dwellings and in revenue costs to the authorities concerned.
§ Mr. Forresterasked the Secretary of State for the Environment if he will list in theOfficial Report those local authorities with over 100,000 population which have been selling council houses and have stopped building new units of accommodation.
§ Mr. StanleyNone as far as I am aware.