HC Deb 02 November 1988 vol 139 c685W
52. Mr. Simon Coombs

To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment what is the level of home ownership in England; and what equivalent information he has for the United States of America, at the latest date for which figures are available.

Mr. Trippier

At the end of March 1988 an estimated 66.5 per cent. of dwellings in England were owner-occupied. In the United States of America the proportion in the first quarter of 1988 was 63.7 per cent.