HC Deb 30 June 1980 vol 987 cc436-7W
Mr. Proctor

asked the Secretary of State for the Environment if he will list the proportion of dwellings owned by occupiers in each of the new towns in England and Wales.

Mr. Geoffrey Finsberg

The proportions of owner-occupation as at 31 March 1980 in the designated areas of new towns in which the development corporations retain housing responsibilities are as follows:

Per cent.
Basildon 32
Central Lancashire 61
Milton Keynes 39
Northampton 58
Peterborough 49
Redditch 42
Runcorn 32
Skelmersdale 19
Telford 43
Warrington 57
Washington 29
The Welsh new towns are the concern of my right hon. Friend, the Secretary of State for Wales.