§ Mr. AllenTo ask the Secretary of State for the Environment if he will give information available to him on the total number of repossessions by building societies for each of the years since 1979 in(a) Nottingham, (b) the east midlands region and, (c) nationally.
§ Mr. TrippierThe information of repossessions is not available to the Department for Nottingham or the east midlands region. For the national figures, I refer the hon. Member to the answer given by my hon. Friend the Member for Broxbourne (Mrs. Roe) to the hon. member for Hammersmith (Mr. Soley) on 27 June 1988 at columns149–50.
§ Mr. AllenTo ask the Secretary of State for the Environment if he will henceforth collect and publish information showing the number of former council houses repossessed each year.
§ Mr. TrippierFor the latest information on repossessions, I refer the hon. Member to the answer given by my hon. Friend the Member for Broxbourne (Mrs. Roe) to the hon. Member for Hammersmith (Mr. Soley) on 27 June at columns149–50. Information separating repossession of ex-council houses from other repossessions is not available.