HL Deb 27 November 1986 vol 482 cc697-8WA
Lord Winstanley

asked Her Majesty's Government:

What public sector housing mobility schemes operate both at a regional and at a national level, and how many people have transferred home under each of these schemes in every year since 1979.

1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 Totals
National Mobility Scheme — — 3,384 6,235 6,820 7,593 6,840 30,872
Tenants Exchange Scheme — — — 4,000 4,400 6,800 7,200 22,400
London Area Mobility Schemes:
Greater London Mobility Scheme(1) 6,030 3,004 5,609 5,031 5,368 4,344 3,380 32,766
Inter-borough Nomination Scheme 1,322 1,414 1,383 1,196 1,158 1,046 822 8,341
Seaside and Country Homes Scheme(2) 250 250 200 195 120 123 123 1,261
Special Quotas Scheme(3) 320 360 320 330 540 700 620 3,190
Mutual Exchange Bureau(4) 4,200 3,200 3,200 2,000 2,000 2,000 2,000 18,600
Notes:
(1) Includes borough-nominated moves only; GEC moves excluded.
(2) Figures for the first three years are estimates.
(3) Figures relate to refugees and people in hostels; figures are partially estimated.
(4) All figures are estimates.

Lord Skelmersdale

There are two public sector national schemes and one regional scheme for helping people to move home from one local authority area to another. These are the national mobility scheme (which began in 1981), the national tenants' exchange scheme (which began in 1982), and the London area mobility schemes.

Figures supplied to the Department of the number of moves under each scheme are as follows: