HC Deb 06 May 1981 vol 4 c99W
Mr. Ralph Howell

asked the Secretary of State for the Environment how many council houses have been sold by North Norfolk district council; and how many have been sold in each of the other district councils in Norfolk since May 1979.

Mr. Stanley

The available information derived from quarterly returns provided by local authorities is as follows:

Sales and Leases of Existing Council Dwellings (excluding shared ownership)
April 1979 to December 1980
Breckland 845
Broadland 27
Great Yarmouth 15
North Norfolk 2
Norwich 4
South Norfolk 121
West Norfolk 1,069

Mr. Ralph Howell

asked the Secretary of State for the Environment how many council houses are unoccupied in Norwich; and how many are unoccupied in each of the other district councils in Norfolk.

Mr. Stanley

The information requested, as recorded in local authorities' HIP returns, is available in the Library. The number of dwellings shown empty in these returns for the seven district councils in the county of Norfolk as at 1 April 1980 is as follows:

Empty Dwellings
Broadland 1
South Norfolk 8
North Norfolk 17
Great Yarmouth 30
West Norfolk 100
Breckland 133
Norwich 657