HC Deb 20 January 1983 vol 35 cc190-1W
Mr. Cartwright

asked the Secretary of State for the Environment how many right-to-buy applications remain outstanding in each London borough and the Greater London council 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 This figure excludes admitted claims which have subsequently been withdrawn or deferred, as well as those where the sale has been completed.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 30 September 1982.

Local authority Number of admitted claims in progress
Greater London Council 1,571
City of London 350
Barking and Dagenham 1,991
Barnet 1,564
Bexley 0
Brent *1,024
Bromley
Camden 1,024
Croydon 801
Ealing 731
Enfield 851
Greenwich 1,131
Hackney
Hammersmith and Fulham 428
Haringey 579
Harrow 318
Havering 641
Hillingdon 1,523
Hounslow 1,807
Islington 1,131
Kensington and Chelsea 176
Kingston upon Thames 291
Lambeth
Lewisham 1,310
Merton 290
Newham 1,385
Redbridge 0
Richmond upon Thames 653
Southwark 1,306
Sutton 559
Tower Hamlets 573
Waltham Forest 542
Wandsworth 1,297
Westminster 626
* at 30 June 1982.
† =not available—no return received or figure missing from return.