§ Mr. Andrew F. Bennettasked the Secretary of State for the Environment how many local authority dwellings were let to new tenants in the years 1976–77 to 1982–83, inclusive, by region (a) through the waiting list, normal allocation and (b) other.
§ Sir George YoungInformation provided by local authorities in their annual HIP returns is as follows:
Local Authority Dwellings Let to New Tenants
(Thousands)
165W
Standard regions 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 *1981–82 *1982–83 (a) (b) (a) (b) (a) (b) (a) (b) (a) (b) (a) (b) (a) (b) South West 16 4 16 4 14 5 12 6 10 5 10 5 10 5 West Midlands 24 7 25 6 27 7 24 8 25 9 20 9 21 10 North West 29 13 28 13 31 13 29 12 30 13 30 10 34 10 202 83 209 82 200 89 185 89 191 85 167 77 173 74 (a) Normal allocation from waiting lists. (b) Others. * Excluding lettings on non-secure tenancies as defined in the Housing Act 1980. † Including estimates of GLC lettings for 1976–77 to 1979–80.