§ Mr. Proctorasked the Secretary of State for the Environment what proportion of dwellings were owned by occupiers in each of the new towns in England and Wales as at May 1979, May 1981 and the latest available date.
§ Mr. StanleyThe available information, relating to the position on 31 March 1979 and 31 March 1981 in those English new towns who have not transferred their rented housing to district councils, is given in the following table; it is based principally on information in the annual reports of development corporations.
Town Percentage owner occupied at March 1979 Percentage owner occupied at March 1981 Basildon 27 33 Central Lancashire 62 61 Milton Keynes 38 41 Northampton 57 57 Peterborough 48 49 Redditch 41 43 Runcorn 31 32 Skelmersdale 18 24 Telford 43 43 Warrington 57 57 Washington 28 31 The position in the Welsh new towns is a matter for my right hon. Friend the Secretary of State for Wales.