§ Mr. ThurnhamTo ask the Secretary of State for the Environment how many council house sales were completed in the Bolton local authority area during 1988 and each of the previous years; what revenue this accrued for the local authority; and if he will make a statement.
§ Mr. TrippierThe latest table showing sales for each local authority for each year from April 1979 to June 1988 was placed in the Library in November 1988; since then we have received Bolton's September return which shows sales of 165 dwellings in the first six months of 1988–89. The following information is available for the capital value of dwellings sold in each year in Bolton.
£ thousands 1979–80 1,733 1980–81 4,131 1981–82 2,728 11982–83 1,724 1983–84 1,961 1984–85 2,374 11985–86 2,177 1986–87 2,244 1987–88 2,596 21988–89 1,328 1 First three quarters only. 2 First half only.