HC Deb 26 February 1987 vol 111 cc363-4W
Mr. Hancock

asked the Secretary of State for the Environment how many houses are planned to be built by local authorities in each Hampshire district in 1987–88, based on information contained in the housing investment programmes.

Mr. Tracey

In their housing investment programmes submitted to the Department in July 1986 district councils in Hampshire listed 1,187 dwellings which they planned to start in 1987–88 if resources were available. Of these, 679 were to be specially designed for the elderly or disabled. The figures for each district are given in the table:

Authority Dwellings for the elderly and disabled Other dwellings Total
Basingstoke and Deane 42 16 58
East Hampshire 27 93 120
Eastleigh 0 30 30
Fareham 55 12 67
Gosport 32 60 92
Hart 40 0 40
Havant 0 30 30

Authority Dwellings for the elderly and disabled Other dwellings Total
New Forest 22 58 80
Portsmouth 60 18 78
Rushmoor 0 40 40
Southampton 215 56 271
Test valley 93 77 170
Winchester 93 18 111

Mr. Hancock

asked the Secretary of State for the Environment if he will list, for each local authority district in Hampshire, the number of council homes sold in the last two years.

Mr. Tracey

The numbers of council house sales in the first half of 1986–87 reported by the local authorities, are as follows:

Number
Basingstoke and Deane 177
East Hampshire 91
Eastleigh 65
Fareham 52
Gosport 72
Hart 22
Havant 94
New Forest 99
Portsmouth 253
Rushmoor 86
Southampton 248
Test Valley 97
Winchester 117

For the 1984–85 and 1985–86 figures, I refer the hon. Member to the answer given to him by my hon. Friend the Minister for Housing, Urban Affairs and Construction, on 18 December 1986 at column 683.