§ Mr. Freesonasked the Secretary of State for the Environment (1) how many homes were owned for rental by housing associations in England and Wales at the latest available date; and what were the figures for the same period for each of the last three years;
(2) how many homes have been built by housing associations for sale or shared ownership in each of the last three years;
(3) what is the total number of homes owned by the housing associations at the latest available date; and what were the figures for the same period for each of the last three years.
§ Sir George Young[pursuant to his answer, 3 July 1986]: The available information for England is as follows:
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Housing associations: England thousands Estimated Stock of Dwellings for rent at end of year Sales for shared ownership in year* 1982 432 2 1983 451 7 1984 474 3 1985 †493 4 * Built for sale, "shared ownership of the shell" and "do-it-yourself shared ownership", including leasehold schemes for the elderly. Source: Housing Corporation. † Provisional. Co-ownership and shared ownership housing association dwellings are included)n the owner-occupied stock statistics and are not separately identified.
For information on housing associations in Wales, I refer the right hon. Member to my right hon. Friend the Secretary of State for Wales.