HC Deb 22 January 1986 vol 90 c223W
34. Mr. Knox

asked the Secretary of State for the Environment how many council houses have been sold to sitting tenants since May 1979.

Mr. John Patten

The latest estimate is that from April 1979 to September 1985, 667,000 dwellings were sold to sitting tenants by local authorities and new towns in England.