§ 38. Mr. RiddickTo ask the Secretary of State for Scotland what figures he has available on the sale of public sector houses in Scotland since 1980; and if he will make a statement.
§ Lord James Douglas-HamiltonOver the period 1980 to June 1987 some 106,000 public sector sales have taken place; this includes sales of local authority, new town and Scottish Special Housing Association houses, both to sitting tenants and others. The yearly figures of sales are contained in the table:
Number 1980 6,482 1981 11,170 11982 15,106 1983 18,315 1984 17,239 1985 15,630 11986 14,152 1 21987 7,848 1 These figures are based on incomplete returns. 2 These figures relate to the period January-June.