HC Deb 10 June 1985 vol 80 c314W
Mr. Freud

asked the Secretary of State for the Environment whether he will list in the Official Report on a monthly basis the number of new registrations and the number of renewals of registration under the tenants exchange scheme during the year ended 31 March.

Sir George Young

Numbers of registrations and renewals under the tenants exchange scheme, in each month in the twelve months to 31 March 1985, are as follows:

New Registrations Renewals
1984
April 1,819 *
May 2,416 *
June 3,660 1,210
July 3,733 1,671
August 3,653 1,715
September 4,501 1,853
October 3,097 1,460
November 2,911 608
December 2,408 1,395
1985
January 2,067 138
February 3,042 2,509
March 4,313 1,945
*Records of renewals have only been kept since June 1984.

Mr. Freud

asked the Secretary of State for the Environment what was the cost of the tenants exchange scheme to the Exchequer for the year ended 31 March.

Sir George Young

The cost to the Exchequer of running the tenants exchange scheme for the financial year 1984–85 was £150,102.93 inclusive of VAT.