§ Mr. Proctorasked the Secretary of State for the Environment (1) what was the number of council and development corporation houses sold in the Basildon district council area in each of the last six years from May 1979 to May 1985; and if he will make a statement;
132W(2) how many council and development corporation houses were sold in each year since May 1979; and if he will make a statement.
§ Sir George YoungDwelling sales in the years 1980–81 to 1983–84 reported by Basildon district council and development corporation appear in issues 62, 63, 67 and 71, respectively, of "Local Housing Statistics": copies are avilable in the Library. Basildon district council reported selling 28 dwellings in 1979–80 and 127 in April to December 1984. Basildon development corporation sold 762 dwellings in May 1979 to March 1980 and 422 in April to December 1984.
Estimates of the dwelling sales, right to buy and voluntary, by local authorities and new towns in England are as follows:
Local authorities New towns 1979–80 53,500 1,900 1980–81 68,200 3,300 1981–82 128,200 3,900 1982–83 181,200 4,300 1983–84 126,200 4,000 1984* 66,100 3,000 * April to December.