§ Mr. Heddleasked the Secretary of State for the Environment, for each housing authority in England, how many council houses were sold (a) during the period ended 3 October 1980 to 3 April 1981 and (b) 4 April 1981 to the latest available date.
§ Mr. StanleyI assume my hon. Friend is referring to the period from 3 October 1980 to 3 April 1981. Not all the information requested is readily available. Sales figures for local authorities and new towns in England for the full financial year 1980–81 will be published shortly and I have placed an advance copy of these in the Library, along with provisional figures for April to June 1981.
Authority by authority statistics on sales under the right to buy only for the period October 1980 to March 1981 206W were placed in the Library of the House in connection wish my right hon. Friend's written reply to the right hon. Member for Manchester, Ardwick (Mr. Kaufman) on 9 July 1981—[Vol. 8, c. 212–13]—and for the period October 1980 to June 1981 in connection with my written answer today to the right hon. Member for Norwich, North (Mr. Ennals).