§ Mr. Colin Shepherdasked the Secretary of State for the Environment (1) what is the average time it has taken for the Hereford city council to process an application to purchase by a tenant under the right-to-buy provisions of the 1980 Act from the date of first application to the date of completion; and how this compares with the national average;
(2) what is the average time it as taken for the South Herefordshire district council to process an application to purchase a home under the right-to-buy provisions of the 1980 Act from the date of first application to the date of completion; and how this compares with the national average.
§ Sir George YoungI regret this information is not available in my Department.
§ Mr. Colin Shepherdasked the Secretary of State for the Environment (1) how many houses have been purchased from the South Herefordshire district council under the right-to-buy provisions of the 1980 Act; what was the average price; what percentage this number represents of the number of dwellings owned by the South Herefordshire district council in 1979–80; and how these figures compare with the national average and the average for the West Midlands;
(2) how many houses have been purchased from the Hereford city council under the right-to-buy provisions of the 1980 Act; what was the average price; what percentage this number represents of the number of dwellings owned by the Hereford city council in 1979–80; and how these figures compare with the national average and the average for the West Midlands.
§ Sir George YoungThe available information is as follows:
§ Sir George YoungHereford and South Herefordshire councils have reported, respectively, 322 and 175 admitted right-to-buy claims being dealt with at the end of December 1982. These figures exclude admitted claims which have subsequently been withdrawn or deferred, as well as those where the sale has been completed.