§ Mr. Cartwrightasked the Secretary of State for Wales how many council house tenants in Wales bought their houses under the right-to-buy provisions of the Housing Act 1980 and subsequent legislation in the financial year 1980–81 and each subsequent year for which figures are available; and what are his estimates for such sales in future years.
§ Mr. Wyn RobertsThe number of council house tenants in Wales who bought their dwellings under the right-to-buy legislation is shown in the table:
Local authority New towns 1980–81 265 38 1981–82 11,219 506 1982–83 14,145 1,074 1983–84 7,258 456 1984–85 5,086 316 1985–86 4,833 277 1986–87 (Estimate) 5,000 110 Estimates for future years are not available.
1Estimate only includes Newtown. Cwmbran figures have been amalgamated with those for Torfaen since April 1986.