HC Deb 09 July 1982 vol 27 cc230-1W
Mr. Cartwright

asked the Secretary of State for the Environment how many right-to-buy applications remain outstanding in each London borough at the most recent convenient date.

Mr. Stanley

Local authorities' returns give the number of admitted right-to-buy claims being dealt with at the end of each quarter. This figure excludes admitted claims which have subsequently been withdrawn or deferred, as well as those where the sale has been completed. The authorities concerned reported the following numbers of admitted claims being dealt with at 31 March 1982.

Local Authority Number of admitted claims in progress
Greater London Council 3,732
City of London 729
Barking and Dagenham 3,857
Barnet 1,550
Bexley 0
Brent 1,010
Bromley n/a
Camden 861
Croyden
Ealing 827
Enfield 864
Greenwich 1,959
Hackney 623
Hammersmith and Fulham 449
Haringey 941
Harrow 502
Havering 660
Hillingdon n/a
Hounslow n/a
Islington 741
Kensington and Chelsea 213
Kingston upon Thames 440
Lambeth n/a
Lewisham 1,590
Merton 180
Newham n/a
Redbridge n/a
Richmond upon Thames n/a
Southwark 1,326
Sutton 553

Local Authority Number of admitted claims in progress
Tower Hamlets 627
Waltham Forest 1,119
Wandsworth 1,578
Westminster 710

n/a = not available.

Mr. Cartwright

asked the Secretary of State for the Environment if he will set out the total number of (a) houses and (b) flats and maisonettes so far sold by each London borough council under the right-to-buy legislation.

Mr. Stanley

Figures for houses and flats sold under the right-to-buy between October 1980 and March 1982, reported by the authorities concerned, are as follows:

Right to Buy Sales Completed: 3 October 1980 to 31 March 1982
Local Authority Houses Flats Total
Greater London Council 192 0 192
City of London 0 52 52
Barking and Dagenham 678 0 678
Barnet 159 0 159
Bexley 0 0 0
Brent 185 2 187
Bromley 670 0 670
Camden 7 5 12
Croydon *514 *0 *514
Ealing 202 50 252
Enfield 330 0 330
Greenwich 205 0 205
Hackney 23 0 23
Hammersmith and Fulham 27 24 51
Haringey 390 6 396
Harrow 201 0 201
Havering 239 58 297
Hillingdon
Hounslow 270
Islington 9 2 11
Kensington and Chelsea 3 11 14
Kingston upon Thames 62 0 62
Lambeth 33 0 33
Lewisham 179 0 179
Merton 407 27 434
Newham 271
Redbridge 0 0 0
Richmond upon Thames 186 7 193
Southwark 120 0 120
Sutton 162 20 182
Tower Hamlets 20 0 20
Waltham Forest 532 0 532
Wandsworth 110 23 133
Westminster 14 51 65
* Sales reported to 31 December 1981.
— Not available.