HC Deb 27 March 1979 vol 965 cc116-7W
Mr. George Cunningham

asked the Secretary of State for the Environment how many dwellings have been acquired for rehabilitation in the Greater London area by local authorities and by registered housing associations, respectively, in each of the years since 1971.

Mr. Armstrong

The following information is available:

confirm this. Of the 2,100 dwellings purchased by local authorities in the last nine months of 1978, all but 200 were for rehabilitation. No such breakdown is available for earlier years.