HC Deb 09 December 1987 vol 124 c195W
38. Mr. Riddick

To 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-Hamilton

Over 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.

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