§ Mr. Wigleyasked the Secretary of State for Wales what proportion of those buying their council house from local authorities in Wales have so far intimated that they will require the council to provide them with a mortgage to facilitate the purchase.
§ Mr. Wyn RobertsData are collected on the number of local authority mortgages offered for the purchase of council houses and on the total number of council house sales completed but, because of the varying time lags between these stages, it is not possible to give a meaningful estimate of the proportion of all sales which are being financed by mortgages from local authorities. Of the total sum so far paid by tenants, however, just over half is provided from this source.