§ Mr. Peter Bruinvelsasked the Secretary of State for the Environment how many houses were being bought on mortgage in 1986 and in each of the past seven years.
§ Mr. TraceyThe proportion of households buying their homes with a mortgage loan is estimated from information collected in the annual general household survey: the latest results available are for 1984. The figures are derived from those proportions and from my Department's estimates of total households.
Local authority dwellings vacant more than a year at 1 April England East Midlands Leicester Total stock(000) Long term vacant1 Total stock(000) Long term vacant1 Total stock(000) Long term vacant1 Number per cent. of stock Number per cent. of stock Number per cent. of stock 1980 24,764 223,200 0.5 400 1,560 0.4 36,688 255 0.7 1981 4,912 24,100 0.5 399 1,540 0.4 37,339 133 0.4 1982 4,819 19,800 0.4 386 1,250 0.3 37,132 136 0.4 1983 4,660 22,700 0.5 370 1,120 0.3 35,491 72 0.2 1984 4,561 25,300 0.6 362 1,750 0.5 34,655 76 0.2 1985 4,511 26,100 0.6 361 700 0.2 34,401 138 0.4 1986 4,439 27,100 0.6 356 740 0.2 34,032 77 0.2 1 From 1983 including dwellings closed for slum clearance. 2 Excluding GLC housing for which no return received.