§ Mr. Murphyasked the Secretary of State for the Environment, pursuant to the answer of 19 December to the hon. Member for Welwyn Hatfield about local authority housing stock, what steps he is taking to collect information on the claims received and houses sold in Welwyn Hatfield between 3 October 1980 and 30 September 1985.
§ Sir George YoungFigures of right to buy progress from Welwyn Hatfield district council's September quarter statistical return were not available in time for inclusion in the table to which my hon. Friend refers. The authority has reported a total of 5,428 right to buy claims, of which 5,231 had been admitted and 2,822 sales completed in the period 3 October 1980 to 30 September 1985.