§ Mr. Allan Robertsasked the Secretary of State for the Environment if he will list in the Official Report the number of houses owned by his Department which are rented to members of the public.
§ Mr. HeseltineThe total number is about 1,550.
§ Mr. Allan Robertsasked the Secretary of State for the Environment how many of the houses owned by his Department are to be offered for sale to tenants.
§ Mr. HeseltineWhere practicable houses will be offered to tenants when surplus to Departmental needs.
§ Mr. Allan Robertsasked the Secretary of State for the Environment what discount will be offered to tenants renting houses from his Department who wish to buy their homes.
§ Mr. HeseltineWhere practicable houses surplus to Departmental needs
1975 1976 1977 1978 Directlabour— Number of operative trainees … … 10,420 10,025 8,732 9,054 Ratio of skilled operatives to trainees … 10.4 10.8 12.1 11.6 Privatecontractors— Number of operative trainees … … 77,225 70,840 58,300 57,000–60,000p Ratio of skilled operatives to trainees … 6.6 6.9 na na Information is collected on the number of trainee operatives, not necessarily apprentices, in October each year: since
306Wwill be offered to tenants. The question of discount is under consideration.