§ Mrs. Ray MichieTo ask the Secretary of State for the Environment what is the total stock of dwellings for England and Wales by tenure expressed by local authority area.
§ Mr. TrippierLocal authorities in England report the number of dwellings by sector of ownership in their annual Housing Investment Programme returns. The latest information, for 1 April 1988, is contained in column A11 (local authority), Al2 (housing association), A13 (other public sector) and Al4 (private sector) of the "1988 HIP1 All Items Print", which is in the Library. For corresponding information about Welsh authorities I refer the hon. Member to my right hon. Friend the Secretary of State for Wales.
The 1981 census provides the most recent information, by local authority areas, of the split of households in private sector dwellings between owner-occupiers and renters. This information is shown in table 17 of "Census 1981, Key Statistics for local authorities, Great Britain", also in the Library.
§ Mrs. Ray MichieTo ask the Secretary of State for the Environment (1) what is the total number of local authority dwellings in England and Wales expressed by house type; (2) what has been the average weekly unrebated local authority rent in England and Wales for the financial years 1979–80 to 1989–90, expressed by local authority area.
§ Mr. TrippierAverage weekly unrebated local authority rents at 1 April and of local authority dwellings by type are published in an annual survey by the Chartered Institute of Public Finance and Accountancy. Copies of the latest edition "Housing Rent Statistics at April 1988" and those for earlier years are in the Library.